Sassanids, etc.

Sassanids, etc.

He’d been on his knees all morning the second day when he first saw her. It was the only time in his life he saw…

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Musings on the Old Abalone Song

Musings on the Old Abalone Song

“In Monterey the squid they say is tender as baloney. But here I’ll pound a little round of tough old abalone.” George Sterling was Bohemian,…

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Through the Sea Black as Tar

Through the Sea Black as Tar

I cannot reach you…   If the waves would rise on the first day of September a Prince of Venice will depart down the sea…

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Do You Remember My Name?

Do You Remember My Name?

I only want to know your name. there is a drizzle of homemade jam on this memory i think i have, like a hug under…

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A Pastoral Woman

A Pastoral Woman

(1) On Rogation Sunday in a field in Kent The flowing blessing is presently underway. And in a building too shy to hold a woman…

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The harbor never changes

The harbor never changes

Scour-faced, jet-lagged, fresh from the airport, they plod up the tower’s steps  and stare across to the Old Man of Storr’s sky-pointing finger.   And…

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Model Citizen1

Model Citizen1

George Tandle stood, patiently waiting for the 7:38 from Bunker Hill to Hardchester. From the lofty vantage point of the station, he could see nearly…

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2017

2017

I. She relates to me that a race vet in Kaltag has misplaced a glove, gone gloveless and at forty below developed frostbite. This year,…

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