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Packrat Den Demolition

November 3, 2021November 3, 2021 Posted in animals2 Comments

I reached the sanctum sanctorum. A perfect ball of fluff made from a piece of jeans insulation interwoven with black cat hairs. The hole hollowed out of the center provided a soft and warm place for the architect to sleep.

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Metaphysical Notions in 12 Words

October 23, 2021October 22, 2021 Posted in WritingLeave a comment

Searching bright pinpricks high, connecting patterns, skimming the plunge of dark mysteries.

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Tillie Tarantula

October 5, 2021October 4, 2021 Posted in animals, spider, tarantula4 Comments

I gasped. Didn’t he know? Courting a female tarantula requires finesse! Ted was showing no finesse. He was acting like a horny teenager.

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When a Pronghorn is Not a Deer

September 21, 2021October 22, 2021 Posted in animals, embarrassing stories, family, memoir, mistaken identities, pronghornLeave a comment

It was obviously a youngster…frantically searching for its kin. Desperate to outrun the predator, it leaped and bounded, reaching a speed of 55 mph…

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Dangers of Stalking Wild Asparagus

September 7, 2021October 22, 2021 Posted in Asparagus, Food, Police, rural Colorado, wild asparagusLeave a comment

Were the asparagus spears too menacing for the deputies? Did they think he had some kind of potent vegetable weapon, cocked and ready to spit deadly asparagus juice?

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Where Was I at Age 23?

August 24, 2021October 22, 2021 Posted in Age, memoir, spreading my wings, travelLeave a comment

I couldn’t go back home. Living with parents was not appealing. I heard a whisper: go west, Terry, go west.

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Wild Bounty

August 12, 2021October 22, 2021 Posted in bolete mushrooms, family, Food, mushroom hunting, trees, wild mushroomsLeave a comment

Within minutes we were nearly tripping over (not from) all kinds of fungi.

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Facing My Fears

August 3, 2021August 2, 2021 Posted in facing fears, memoir, power tools, woodworkingLeave a comment

I needed to learn how to safely command the killer table saw, and I needed that soon–before I lost my resolve.

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The Ash Tree of My Childhood

July 27, 2021October 22, 2021 Posted in animals, flying, memoir, secrets, trees4 Comments

They never knew I was there, hidden in the branches of the ash tree, wondering what it would be like to scamper like a squirrel or crawl like a beetle.

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Odd People in 12-Word Stories

July 17, 2021October 22, 2021 Posted in People behavior, Writing2 Comments

A Twist of Tats
Dragon crawls off Tattoo Lady. Freedom! Tattoo Lady stares from dragon skin.

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