Mid-morning cake is not what I’m after,
and my few words of Español are inadequate for dialog.
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Shells on the Shore
On the wrack line, scanning the shore for plastic debris with a shoulder bag and gloves, the mind wanders far. It might be meditative except my thoughts don’t always trend expansively. Alarm, disgust, bewilderment… misanthropy intrudes despite the beautiful surroundings of sea, shore and sky. [Read More]
Jamal and the Crown Predators
The wise men hold a magical place in the nativity story. They were not members of the religion into which Christ was born, yet they travelled far to pay him homage. Call them gentiles, infidels, pagans, or simply the others. Their knowledge nevertheless conveyed a deep understanding of his humble-yet-cosmic birth. [Read More]
In My Back Yard
We are so deeply shrouded that we are unaware even of the Beauty that surrounds us. Suddenly, we are startled aware by a flock of peeps (Sandpipers), flying in an orchestrated synchronicity.
River of Escape
Dom pushed his pirogue away from the levee and decided it would be the last time. [Read More]
Here after the politician’s funeral
In death he became bigger than life, a champion for our collective conscience. Apparently many of his peers think a bright memorial spotlight can repel corrupting night-bugs from our body politic.
Flash the Northern Flicker
“My goodness, Flash. You’re a mess.” Flossie, his mate, began to pick small bits of grass, and who knows what else, from his ruffled feathers. “What happened to you?” [Read More]
Known by its Fruit
It is time to nurture other seeds that have been planted, seeds that promise good fruit. [Read More]
Seekers on the Range
We wanted to crack through the crust of everyday transactions, tap into the cultural magma of our continent. [Read More]
Six Eras
From up here, the little village packs in more and more till tempers rise. The brown old rock looms over hunters of tranquility, rare to find elsewhere. And peace…how they look for a moment of peace. [Read More]
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