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dreams, part 8

Posted on December 4, 2021 by gary

I’m editing a story for The New York Times (if you’re going to dream, dream big.) It’s a story about COVID, as most stories are these days. But it makes no sense. On the front page, it’s a bunch of … Continue reading →

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dreams, part 7

Posted on December 31, 2020 by gary

“Life is strange, isn’t it?” — Ann Dunham — “You must try the shad!” I appear to be in a market that sells fish in old England, somewhere between Monty Python’s “Holy Grail” and Boris Johnson’s “Brexit Blues.” I’m trying … Continue reading →

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dreams, part 4

Posted on November 4, 2020 by gary

“I say to you today, my friends, that in spite of the difficulties and frustrations of the moment, I still have a dream.” — Dr. King — I’m stuck in a bad dream. In this dream, the election is too … Continue reading →

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dreams, part 3

Posted on October 20, 2020 by gary

“The saddest picture ever made, Orson Welles called it.”—— sigrid nunez, “what are you going through” — In the dream, which appears to be a straight-to-cable movie, I am Han Solo. Hey, I am not in charge of casting for … Continue reading →

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dreams, part 1

Posted on October 17, 2020 by gary

And i’m proud to be a hippie from olema Where we’re friendly to the squares and all the straights We still take in strangers if they’re Haggard In olema, california, planet earth — the prophet jesse colin young — We’re … Continue reading →

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