The 60-Second Sabbath

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  • The Box

    He built a small, glass cube,each side 8" x 8",and neatly sealed the edgeswith clear siliconecarefully squeezedfrom a white tube. So the top could serve as a lid,he searched onlineuntil he foundsimple, sterling-silver hingesand a matching sterling latchwith a sterling… Continue reading

  • Misplacing My Heart

    Once again,I have misplaced my heart.Did I leave it on the bar at the Tipsy Parson?in the pew at church?in the hotel room on my last business trip? I risk it for greed,for the possibility of love,for the need to… Continue reading

  • First Snow

    In advance of first snowthe chill winter windcombs the hares from the fieldsand shepherds them safelyto thickets and hedgerows. Text and image © 2011 by Dirk deVries. All rights reserved. Continue reading

  • This Burden of Knowing

    In the course of the conversation,over a cigarette and a Negroni,he'd expressed his passionate opinionabout a local news anchor,a state politician,a popular TV show,an award-winning movie,a national restaurant chain,sauvignon blanc from New Zealand vs. California,global warming,a friend,a family member,and what… Continue reading