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Chumming
Perry stood near his domicile, an ingenious mini Conestoga wagon he'd rigged up on a tiny trailer. It had been his home for years and rested in front of…
Apr 24
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Mark and Game of Thrones
Mark from the Old Crow Book Club was sitting on the sidewalk in front of the grocery store on a weekday morning. I was carrying a bag of peanuts to…
Apr 22
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Bark Chip Artist
It's 5:30 in the morning. A purple and orange outline of Mt. Hood forms in the eastern sky. A planet's up there, too, but I can't name it. I learned…
Apr 17
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A Dark Figure
A dark figure stands at the entrance of a lighted church. Elmer the husky and I walk the neighborhood at 5:30 AM. No moon or stars seen in the sky. I…
Apr 15
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Birthday Camping Trip
It was a mild, overcast weekday morning. Elmer the husky and I were on a walk along the Milwaukie Bay trail that led to Elk Rock Island, adjacent to the…
Apr 10
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Be a Citizen!
My lower back twinged with pain. I'd tweaked earlier in the morning doing household chores. Still, I knew I had to get Elmer the maniacal husky out for…
Apr 8
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Starbucks Order Pickup
I sat in a tall and glassy Starbucks on an early Sunday morning working on a piece of writing. My normal independent coffee shop was inexplicably…
Apr 3
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A Message of Heartbreak Written on Cardboard
Something lying on the ground near a dumpster of a convenience store caught my eye as I walked through the parking lot of the assisted living center…
Apr 1
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March 2024
The Rock Legend of Don Harrison
Readers: I thought I would lighten things up a bit after the long emotional series about Mark and post a short essay I wrote a while back that has…
Mar 27
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Once More into the Breach with Mark (Coda)
A week or so later, I caught up with Mark at the grocery store. I bought a copy of the newspaper and opened it up to see a feature story about Mark as a…
Mar 25
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Once More into the Breach with Mark (Part 6)
Two days later I saw Mark walking toward the grocery store carrying his possessions. It was one in the afternoon, cold and raining. He saw me and waved…
Mar 22
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Once More into the Breach with Mark (Part 5)
I found Mark at noon sitting in front of the grocery store reading a book, selling newspapers, his one bag possessions resting neatly next to him Jacob…
Mar 20
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