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i bet he’s gone to heaven (rest his soul)

Posted on June 2, 2023 by gary

“Are you from California?” the woman asks me suspiciously. It’s around 6 a.m. and I’m running on a stretch of asphalt that goes from Alpine to heaven. She hasn’t decided yet whether she will allow her dogs to eat me. … Continue reading →

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brothers, part 20

Posted on October 11, 2019 by gary

We’re listening to Lisa Bastoni on a chilly October morning. The dogs, in the next room, may or may not be creating mischief. We’re on the honor system here, and there is no honor among doggos. I’m flopped on the … Continue reading →

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folgers

Posted on September 1, 2019 by gary

“If you’re ever lost, take a right.” — the prophet steven rowley “Coffee’s ready,” he says. “It’s Folgers.” It’s a little after 7 a.m. and I’m sitting in the waiting room of a Honda dealership in a little West Texas … Continue reading →

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ten second news

Posted on August 29, 2019 by gary

When you find what matters is what you feel It arrives and it disappears. — the prophet farrar

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roger

Posted on March 10, 2019 by gary

It’s a day to go to Roger Allen’s pottery studio for the first time since he moved on. To walk among his tools in the silence of the still room in back. To gaze at the StarKeepers up front and … Continue reading →

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