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the return of the sun brings melt downs spring swings in fractures within us darkness and light energy and exhaustion exhilaration...

the truth? I said the following: one kid is enough my argument, my resolve a mountain, unmovable nothing could change my position my...

spattered blood on the ski trail nickel, dime, quarter sized drops mixed with moose tracks a mystery in white and red I should have...

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the big bad wolf appeared at the edge of the ranch beyond the barbed wire my cousins playing baseball Greg pitching Jerome at bat, Joe...

my neighbor brought a box narrow strips of leftover cedar fresh cut, ends poking out the smell fills our small home kindling, he said and...

burned by midnight oil tongues and pockets greased bacon and loin drippings one-two-many cocktails straight shooters and oysters tables...

in eighth grade I met a shaman this girl possessed the power of kindness my magical friend transformed me changed the skin others saw so...

with your arrival a sea change initially some resistance skepticism calved, caved glacier blue eyes melted the ice the climate changed...

funny how they would have us divided each heartless red and blue veins and arteries half leading towards half away each relying on...

April's Fools for years we allowed one day of jokes one day of pranks one day of lies one day of fake news one day became two two became...

A week ago Never Quit started appearing on shelves and in mailboxes. Great reviews and kind comments are flooding in. Both Jimmy and I...

Thanks mom for visiting my new website, please don't troll me. I'm your son!