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A Sure Sign of Spring Courtesy of Nature

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You Haven’t Seen Everything

The Eyes of Orson Welles, a 2018 documentary based on Orson Welles’ 1000 sketches will be shown on Turner 5/13 6-8 pm. Sounds interesting. Also, if you missed it, his great unfinished movie The Other Side of the Wind was … Continue reading

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Fruit or vegetable?

Rhubarb: Vegetable. Tomato: Fruit.

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Obit:

Chewbacca, dead, 74.

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The Ascension (hymn)

It was time now for love’s new song. His salvation lay far beyond her imagined graces. It was time now to give thanks, to burn all mementos. He would sing of her praises beyond their conclusion. It was time at … Continue reading

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Out-of-print

“After love, book collecting is the most exhilirating sport of all.” –A.S.W. Rosenbach You were the rarest book of all, for me, the ultimate edition. Much of you had been unread though you remained in great shape, unfaded and unmarked. … Continue reading

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Emily Dickinson (A Summer Slam)

In another life, Emily Dickinson befriended Andre the Giant and body-slammed him to the mat at Riverside Coliseum. Andre was impressed by her technique and white dress. ‘I have always depended on the excellence of execution,’ she winked. For his … Continue reading

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Elephant Man (requiem for Joseph Merrick, 1862-1890)

Wearing his Sunday best he sits upright on his bed beside the open black dressing bag. His smooth girl’s hand gently strokes the razor shoehorn and cigarette case– the mirror long since removed. Picking up a brush he combs the … Continue reading

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Mother’s Day Moment

After dinner and croquet we sat happy, content with ourselves, family and world in the grey backyard calm of twilight. The whoosh and cries came too sudden for knowing/ the stillness broken by necessity and Nature’s fact. The cedar shattered … Continue reading

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Some Notes on Dreams

There is, of course, our dreams and plans–those imaginings in broad daylight of what might be or become. But then there are those larger nocturnal visions, narratives, and mental movies that pop up every so often. These come from our … Continue reading

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