Notes from Around the Block- Irv–the Owl Man on the Rancho
- Olive the trees have olives
- Wanda Hickey and the Frog Pond
- A recently discovered DNA thread: forwarding news articles
- A Bride in Blue
- The Gates to a President’s Hell: Water and the IRS
- Marriage in Oxymoronica
- The Present Moment
- If your life were a book
- From the mouths of old babes
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Monthly Archives: December 2008
Expect Good
Is this photograph, taken Sunday in the Sonoran Desert, about the sky or the clouds? Or could it be, perhaps, about the blackened mountain ridge with Saguaro Cacti perched on its edge? Applying his famous inkblot test, Dr. Rorschach would … Continue reading
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Blue Sky, Yellow Sign
Last week, as sky darkened with storm approaching, the yellow sign with her bold black wink demanded my attention. The little herd of Hackney ponies, usually at the fence waiting for some carrots, had taken refuge high in the hills, … Continue reading
Part Two: When Atlas Shrugged
We settled into our new cramped life that fall, our 5th Wheel Trailer surrounded by old sycamore, locust, and oak trees. At night, we would wedge open the vent, a vent masquerading as a window, to listen to the rustle … Continue reading
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Part One: The Knucklehead
Despite F.Scott Fitzgerald’s descriptions of magnificent mansions in The Great Gatsby, such estates, with their lavish drawing rooms, libraries, multiple fireplaces and twenty bathrooms are simply—overrated. I know. I lived in a 5th Wheel Trailer for a year, with my … Continue reading
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An Old World Dance (in third person)
Greta flexed her short thighs, holding an enormous and heavy hoof between them. A silver horseshoe, worn but nailed, reflected the intensity on her face. Using a pick, and hoisting that hoof up higher, for her balance and his comfort, … Continue reading
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Setting the Scene or Seeing the Setting
When I was eight, wandering around an old abandoned vineyard, I had one goal in mind: to capture an alligator lizard, alive. To do this, like an inventive Cave Girl, I fashioned a primitive tool, a slender lasso made from … Continue reading
Posted in Writing and Teaching
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A Laundry List of Accolades
Jeremy is hoping for undergraduate admission to the University of California. He had until yesterday, November 30, to complete his tidy application, accompanied by Mom’s credit card number, an insightful essay of 1000 words or fewer, a sterling academic record, … Continue reading
