Celebrity Portage
The sun was low and the air had a warning chill: Summer was over
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Three Tshakapesh Dreams
When you say “the war” around here, you don’t mean Iraq or Star Wars. You mean the Great Biker War
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Angel Lady
Our daughter vanished. The woman looked pretty normal. She had long hair even though she was over forty. She had a brittle voice that made you listen carefully in case …
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Bye Judy and Good Luck
Judy shakes her head sadly. She winces as if even that hurts. Then she tells us how she got so drunk last night that she decided she’d try to get her dog and cat to make friends
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The Shoe Emporium
His nodding effects a reluctant intimacy, as if many a customer could not get this kind of attention out of Steve
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Never Too Late
He wondered if he could get used to being with a woman who wasn’t able to ride or rope or wrangle
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Chapel of the Pines
There’s always room on the bench next to Sad Billy. Under the Whitman Tree. Says the brass plaque hammered into its midsection, the tree took root in 1892, the year …
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Mr. Penny’s Dream
When Mr. Penny woke up that morning, his head felt like a vitamin bottle (plugged with cotton). “Nothing helps a plugged head except strong tea and a long walk.” Was …
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The Rainbow Festival
Every year, my mother transformed our home into an inn. The parlour became the gentlemen’s lounge, the dining room became the breakfast nook, and most of the other rooms were turned into guest bedrooms
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