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ON THE PLAINS
#144 - The next day, the view from the house to the south and east was of a blackened prairie of smoke and ash and sullen skies.
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THE GETAWAY
#143 - I felt a heavy thud. Like I’d run over something. I looked back to see what it was, and there was Harry, on Jules’s airboat, closing the distance…
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CANNES, LA NUIT
#142 - Over coffee, Christi asked, “There was a painting on the west wall at Robicheaux’s place. It was about the size of the Mona Lisa. Do you remember…
Dec 26, 2025
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HIS GUITAR'S POV
#141 - I knew his doldrums would pass, but he didn’t. I knew it was only a matter of time before I’d have him back again. Never did I think he wouldn’t…
Dec 15, 2025
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SUMMERTIME AND LIVIN' WAS EASY
#22rp - The Country Club...
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Bear Encounter On Mt. Marcy, New York
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MY DAYS AT HARVARD
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Wrong Place Wrong Time
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THE KANAKA
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THEO'S STORY
#140 - I slipped the bridle over Riot’s head. Riot’s my pony. I grabbed a handful of mane and swung up on his back. I ride bareback, like Red Sky showed…
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THE STAIRCASE
#139 - He wanted something to drink. Stinnie told him the store was about fifteen miles away and only had 3.2 beer, and that he wasn’t going to drive…
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KANAKA'S WOOD GARDEN
#138 - “Kala suggested to her father that ‘we should keep in touch. Maybe Kai could come up for a stay at the rancho, or maybe we could visit him when…
Nov 5, 2025
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KANAKA - THE SHORTCUT
#137 - “I had a good stash of money. Unlike most, I didn’t spend my gold on gambling, whiskey, and saloon gals.
Oct 25, 2025
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THE KANAKA
#136 - “Yes, I am from Hawaii. I first got to San Francisco on a trading ship. It was my third trip here. I was eighteen."
Oct 15, 2025
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IT IS A SMALL WORLD
#21rp - I got a call to pick up soil samples from a geologist in Livermore and deliver them to an analytical lab in Concord. The soil would be tested…
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MAKING CONNECTIONS
#135 - I tore out a sheet from my notebook and wrote my name, email, and Substack URL on it, folded it over, and handed it to him saying, “Give this to…
Sep 25, 2025
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ON THE BEACH
#134 - The problem was solved by going out to the end of the rickety old pier that jutted forty yards into the surf and jumping in. The waves were…
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ALONG THE CAPE COD NATIONAL SEASHORE
#20rp - There was a leash law in effect, but we paid little heed to it and often, they got away for a run, usually including the bog.
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