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Banh Mi Me My Marching Shoes

Posted on May 10, 2016 by

The lowdown creepy enemy, after marching up the hill for what had to feel like a hellish eternity, finally arrived. They were not us. They started out lower down. We were better. I felt prepared to skirmish in their prosaic … Continue reading →

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Flailing

Posted on November 10, 2015 by

      One of the two million or so moths hatching in the dirt after the first rain of the season took flight and crashed into my eye. The moth did not survive. The first thirty seconds is often … Continue reading →

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Slow, Superficial, Weak, Shallow

Posted on February 11, 2014 by

     The dirty gulls that flock to the lagoon formed where Aptos Creek used to flow directly into Monterey Bay before the state of California slammed its bureaucratic stamp down are not a popular bunch.  In the argot of … Continue reading →

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Illusion of Height

Posted on February 4, 2014 by

     As a traitor to my species in the war against human enablers of venal cats who murder beautiful birds, I am constantly trying to improve.  If I remain the same, what hope is there? None, right? That’s as … Continue reading →

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Fecal Matters

Posted on November 13, 2013 by

     The ad hoc lagoon that has been formed where Aptos Creek used to meander unfettered from the Santa Cruz Mountains down into Monterey Bay was so filled with loose and gushy goose shit, as well as common everyday … Continue reading →

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Head Up

Posted on November 6, 2013 by

     I followed a white cat known for his treachery who I suspected of stalking beautiful birds, keeping my wary head up in the deep forest. His provocative tail swished like a ten dollar whore in five inch fuck-me … Continue reading →

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The Rise Of The Smoke Before The Fall

Posted on October 29, 2013 by

     The United States Army started a planned forest fire in the oak studded foothills of the Santa Lucia Mountains east of Monterey Bay.  It was hot, dry, October. Unfortunately, manageable events escaped and became difficult to control. The … Continue reading →

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The Facts, Jack

Posted on July 10, 2013 by

     The morning after brought pain.  Joints and junctures were muddled and misaligned.  The easy answers fizzled.  Understandably, suffering followed soon thereafter.  Not even the most devout humans who prostrate mindlessly at the knees can ignore that one. The … Continue reading →

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Every Which Way

Posted on June 6, 2013 by

    I was having a dream.  Unless what I was having was no dream.  Unless the stuff of dreams is more or less the same stuff as the other stuff, only mixed differently, prior to settling.  Like light, velocity, … Continue reading →

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Seed Pecking Teeny Tweeters

Posted on April 15, 2013 by

     High tide had come and gone.  The avocados were ready for mashing.   The Meyer lemons were primed to be mercilessly sliced and squeezed, the cilantro decimated, and minced.  I had a sharp knife in my hand.  I … Continue reading →

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