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Sophia, Once Again
"Sweetie," she said,"these things aren't happening to you,they're happening for you.There's a big difference." My blank lookmust have communicated my confusion. She patted me on the knee."You just sit with thatwhile I get us some tea." Text and image © 2014… Continue reading
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Winter Train Passing
with a click, click, clackon the cold, steel track,the old train chugsthe engine lugsreluctant carsbeneath icy starson a cold, cold nightwhile a single lightcuts the snow that fallsas the whistle callsto the track, to the carsto the hard, white starswhile… Continue reading
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Please Stand Clear
"Please stand clear of the doors,"intones the recorded voice."You are delaying the departure of this train." Oh, yea?Well, maybe I'm not ready for departure…Maybe I like this momentbetween what I'm leavingand what lies ahead…Maybe the journey wasn't my idea…Maybe I… Continue reading
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The Train at Night
Listen for me.I wail and warn:"Out of my way."I'm barreling through your town,shaking the beds of your drowsing children,filling their dreams with images of escapethrough black, mysterious fields to unfamiliar towns.My Doppler siren invites them to risk themselveson the rails… Continue reading