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They always love Mom more, and they're right...
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Years ago, I read about a man who died in a small boat while sailing from Japan to the United States. He had started in the US, arriving in Japan after…
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[Charles Baudelaire, looking haunted, which he was] Baudelaire, dead at 46. Ravaged by years of self-abuse. Do you think, if you could raise him from…
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A story from Baja California
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In gratitude for his writing and his spirit
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Inspired by Terry Riley's "The Harp of New Albion"
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Short reads of "Highway 29" and "Youngstown"
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I had a tree cut down. It had long towered over our house, at the side on which all the bedrooms are situated. On starless winter nights, the wind would…
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Crisp early evening of a late winter, the snow and ice all finally melted away, but the air still bitingly brisk. I leave the heat of the house clad in…
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Aux armes, citoyens!
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A splendid little piece of life spent recently with Buñuel’s Simon of the Desert. I’ve seen it several times. Each time I’ve seen it, one scene absorbs…
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Part 1 of what could be a lengthy series
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