Teasing the Birds
The young woman walked beside the soldier in the park, that first day. His hair was shaggy and black, as was his mustache. In his fatigue jacket, he looked like Elliot Gould, and she told him so. He...
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“That’s a meteor.” I pointed at the sky. By the time I’d spoken the words, the streak of golden light had already vanished, existing only in the overexcited rods and cones of our retinas. The first...
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Good morning, ladies and gentlemen of the Senate. What the hell, there are ladies here. If I’d known there would be ladies here, I would have worn after-shave. I might have even showered. Just kidding....
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Canada was an afterthought. Samantha and I wanted to escape the tiny hotel room in St. Mary. We’d seen what we came to see, and done what there was to do, so we drove across the border. We were only in...
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