The mantra coils seductively around my arms and tickles every sense. I become deliciously deliberately helpless, and there's a scent, an overwhelming hint of earthy tones, the intent inscrutable and obvious at once. Intent? Chest... More »
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A friend spent a few days at a beach off the coast of North Carolina and gave me this photo yesterday. It looks almost apocalyptic. She said it had been 110F during the day but... More »
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It's official. It's all over between me and '(s)he who must be obeyed.' (Thanks Rumpole !) No more slogging into big rectangular-prism shaped buildings, those blocky uglinesses bedecked with corporate logos, working on empty things,... More »
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The shower was hot and the world good. After a sultry and muggy day of hiking steep trails, carrying heavy rocks from the hills to a primitive campsite, dodging a copperhead, rolling my ankle, and... More »
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Visiting a friend in hospital, you leave her room to get some coffee. Walking down the hall toward the vending area you spy a towel on the floor. A few feet beyond the towel stands... More »
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