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Nameless Season
I HUNCH IN THE PORCH SHADOWS, feeling for the rough side of my key. After a few exploratory taps, I ease the blade into the lock then turn to face the Continue reading
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On Carrying Our Dead
I. Hello, winter. Hello, earthen path. Drained stone pond. Where is your water? Where are the koi? Hello, snow-shouldered corkscrew pine. Hello, ginkgoes. Hello, hello. After being closed for nearly a Continue reading
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The Crows of Karachi
To depict a loveless and macabre world—a world of the scarecrow acting as the Lord of blood-thirsty crows, of the harridan decked out as a beauty queen . . . a Continue reading
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Ghosts of December
THE GHOULS OF OCTOBER ARE practice runs for December when our ghosts really make their presence felt. By presence though, I mean absence. December can hurt more than other months. Repeated Continue reading
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The Norwegian Concept of Friluftsliv Is for Everyone
The following is an excerpt from The Open-Air Life by Linda Åkeson McGurk. Friluftsliv is intimately connected with the Nordic culture, landscape, history, and mindset, but our craving for nature is Continue reading