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Among those of us waiting on the river bank one was a drunken woman. The rest of us understood but she was still confused, demanding of us: “Where am I? Why am I here?” We ignored her, as if she wasn’t there at all. Finally the ferryman emerged from the mist poling his raft. He pushed up to the small pier and motioned to us. We crowded onto the raft but the woman hesitated. “Step on, sister,” the ferryman said. … Continue reading
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OF THE RICH, BY THE…
This piece began as a letter to the North Coast Journal. It was written in response to an interesting article by the publisher Judy Hodgson that appeared in the November 24, 2011 issue of the Journal under the title PUBLISHER’S NOTE: “What’s it all about?” I had been playing around with these thoughts and the article gave me a chance to clarify my thinking on the subject. The letter was rejected for being too long. I have resubmitted a shorter … Continue reading
Desire and the Spider
At the condo in B.C. there is a small porch shaped like an inverted bay window maybe fifteen feet long with access from both the living room and the bedroom. The porch has a glass railing four feet high with a black iron frame along the top. Nina keeps plants in pots at the base of the railing and this summer a garden spider took up residence above the plants. She constructed a large oval web that was anchored to … Continue reading
The Henderson Memories
Hear the drums, Take the journey. The Henderson Memories is a story of idealism and loss, of passions felt and lessons learned. In 1965 two young American Peace Corps Volunteers arrived at a small town in the Brazilian state of Bahia. Kyle and Jolene Henderson were determined to confront the poverty and social inequality surrounding them, but a few months later the Hendersons suddenly left Brazil. They returned to the States, established careers, raised a family and eventually died, having … Continue reading
In The Big City
In the Big City is the story of a family in crisis. When Jason and Anne Winter move from rural Carbondale, Illinois to Chicago so Anne can begin her career with a large law firm, Jason finds himself cast in a new roll, that of a stay-at-home-dad caring for Kim their two-year old daughter. While Anne grows into her new and exciting life, Jason is isolated, surrounded by strangers in an impersonal and threatening city. These forces pull them in … Continue reading
