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In Memoriam*: March 2020 worldwide lockdown three-year anniversary
Taken from my personal notes, written March 2020. Out of frustration and loneliness, I jumped in my car and toured through the West Sacramento shopping…
Mar 2, 2023
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July 2022
The Blessing
25 July 2022 Leaving West Sacramento that morning, I was facing a nine-hour drive south and east, into the rugged deserts of California and Nevada…
Jul 25, 2022
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Population Subset: Close Encounters
1 July 2022 There is a documentary I’ve watched several times, about Anna Breytenbach, an animal communicator. There is a fascinating sequence when she…
Jul 2, 2022
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June 2022
The Crone's* Tale
28 June 22 In a life I lived, long in the past in another land, I remember being a little girl in a small tribe. No longer a crawling baby, I played…
Jun 28, 2022
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You
It was a hot California summer afternoon when we first met. In that moment I thought, “I know you, but where have we met before?” A charming man of…
Jun 10, 2022
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May 2022
Tsunami
28 May 2022 Can you feel the tsunami building? Each year rolls out day after day. All the debris and keepsakes of one's life get swept along, sucked up…
May 29, 2022
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Refuge
27 May 2022 May I tell you two stories that seem to fit together? The first story is about Miguel’s eighty-eight years-old uncle, pictured here in 2017…
May 28, 2022
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Water Weeds
25 May 2022 I am sleeping, dreaming, wrapped in a clingy wine colored blanket that twists and tightens around my feet and legs when I try kick free of…
May 25, 2022
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Writing
24 May 2022 The waxing and waning of the moon each month hammers me physically and mentally. I grow fangs, coarse hair prickles and itches between my…
May 25, 2022
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The Field
16 May 2022 In search of solitude and brief respite from suburbia, I often walk the verge between field and river on a nearby weedy vacant lot that tops…
May 18, 2022
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April 2022
The Alien Universe
28 April 2022 The backyard of a property I rented for a number of years was sheltered by an enormous ancient oak tree that had at one time stood…
Apr 29, 2022
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Aurora
25 April 2025 Entering the car wash, I cried for no reason other than handsome Gustavo teased me and gave me a wonderful smile. He was just doing his…
Apr 26, 2022
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