An Enhanced Story of Historical Fiction 1924-1943 Book I; 1944-1963 Book II; 1964-1983 Book III; 1984-2003 Book IV

  (See: Edges/Prologue) 1924 As He Lay in Her Arms 1926 National record 1928 His Father’s death 1929 Mississippi Edges 1930 Edges of the International World: The writers’ colony in Paris. 1936 Margo 1940 United States Armed Forces 1942 Elizabeth 1943 The Baby That Wasn’t ——————————————————————————————Historical Fiction 1944-1963 Book II 1944 Child of Lamentation 1945 […]

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Edges

Prologue 1971 The winter’s brown grasses at the lake water’s edge dance a curved prayer toward the sun’s face. It is a warm day in the deep South with cascading flocks of birds singing as they swoop and flit. Winds blow the blissful chatter of her babies building sand castles while they strip off all […]

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An Un-Causing

If my anxiety is causing my heart to quiver To skip and dance and turn cartwheels Then I can un-cause my heart’s wayward ways Of hopping and jumping and creating havoc By deep breathing, prayer, meditation And movement Maybe even outside With a fierce wind in my face And my bones of courage.

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The Unspeakable

We are walking bravely & hungrily Through the mountainous terrain Of northeast Oregon. We have ashes to scatter Hearts to mend Projects to complete The ashes join those of our father And our brothers And our children Along with dissipated dreams Too tender to share, yet I will one day Speak the unspeakable.

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RUSE

What appears to begin As an affiliated berceuse, a song, an inspiring lullaby Comes crashing down, acerbated, embittered With an authoritative apogee, a domineering high point Of being immured alive and imprisoned alive within crusted walls Excuse me, please I cannot breathe.

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