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Ways I Didn’t Kill Myself

I go to coffee a couple times a week at Raphael’s after an early morning walk with some friends. One question frequently asked as we tackle the sour dough toast is, “So how did you manage to hurt yourself over…

Feed the Birds

I am not sure if there are any “Mary Poppins” fans reading this, but those of you who remember the movie starring Julie Andrews might remember the song “Feed the Birds”. It feels dated and a little cheezy for this…

Woman River Excerpt

Skinny’s exhaustion came slowly, weariness seeped in. Each breath leached away part of him. After a long week, it was Saturday night. Normally Skinny devoured his work as it, in turn, consumed him. Muller’s Store and Tavern was busy. The…

Time Machine

Memory persists; ones we cherish, other occasions we wish we could relive, and others still we’d just as soon forget. Depending on our general emotional state, a soft, warm glow surrounds our thoughts of life events, or a haze of…

Thread

A gray thread dangles from a frayed sweater over a dishpan, the sleeve unraveling, soaked, victim of domestic imperatives. Tug it, roll it to cuff and forget the fine strand lacks integrity. Is this the one that holds all, that…

Slipknot

Muzzy light buzzed – saturated. He drifted. “Jimmy?” The sails fill, then scrape and shake against the stays. He comes about. Silence in the wind’s hole and then the breeze catches. He pulls the boom sheet tight. The boat rises…