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Ive decided that if my cat can make the effort to call me by name
Ive decided that if my cat can make the effort to call me by name (L and N should not be possible from a cat palate; she has to have been waiting for ...

“Go then, there are other worlds than these.” “The
“Go then, there are other worlds than these.” “The gunslinger turned his eyes up to the faces in the leaves. A play was being enacted there for...

Nearly 30 years ago, I read Mark Helprins Winters Tale and fell
Nearly 30 years ago, I read Mark Helprins Winters Tale and fell in love with the musicality of his prose (Ive read many of his books since, most rece...

Somewhere in or about 1994, I coached the girls trio to first
Somewhere in or about 1994, I coached the girls trio to first place in region for Wrens HS (below Augusta). Two of the girls were in the band program ...

A multitude of stars coming out into the clear night peopled the
A multitude of stars coming out into the clear night peopled the emptiness of the sky. They glittered, as if alive above the sea; they surrounded the ...

Vampire Sestina I wait here at the boundaries of dream, all
Vampire Sestina I wait here at the boundaries of dream, all shadow-wrapped. The dark air tastes of night, so cold and crisp, and I wait for my love...

Happy Birthday, Fyodor Dostoevsky. “There is nothing so
Happy Birthday, Fyodor Dostoevsky. “There is nothing so annoying as to be fairly rich, of a fairly good family, pleasing presence, average educatio...