One Shoe On / Un Zapato Puesto is an illustrated bilingual memoir centered on Sam and the memories of the events, people, and places that shaped his life. Moving between Brooklyn and Puerto Rico, it explores the way memory preserves some moments, alters others, and gives new meaning to experiences as the years pass. Told in English and Puerto Rican Spanish and combining personal stories, photographs, and original artwork, the book invites readers to consider not only one man’s memories, but their own—the people, places, choices, and unexpected events that become the story of a life.