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Heat
By H. D. (Hilda Doolittle) O wind, rend open the heat, cut apart the heat, rend it to tatters. Fruit cannot drop … Continue reading
A new car!
I’m moving this week, dear readers, and having internetz troubles at home. And so I present, from my home storage vault, an older tale about a previous move to keep you reading while I pack boxes and jiggle wires. Enjoy. … Continue reading
Lemons and plum juice
Adventures in being foreign Generally this is a space for waxing poetic rather than political. But today I was inspired by this campaign ad video from gubernatorial (that means governor) candidate Tim James, which has been burning up YouTube and … Continue reading
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Run, Kookaburra
Now that spring has, reluctantly and after much pleading, finally come to Alabama, the runners in my neighborhood are out in droves. It’s a great place to live if you’re a runner – sidewalks, parks, shade trees, hills for added … Continue reading
All My Boxes
A classic, from the era of my return to the South I thought when I went to college in 1997 that I was leaving Alabama residence for good. I started with Nashville, but soon branched out to explorations of Austria, … Continue reading