Gardens of Good, Ages of Evil

SAVANNAH, GEORGIA, April 2025 Spanish moss, hanging from old oaks, dances in the breeze. Bright, warm afternoon sunlight streams across stone statues as I enter the garden of memories.  Azaleas bloom as tourists walk along rows of beautiful and historic graves. I’m amazed; like at Père Lachaise, I could spend here all day. Morning started […]

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Winter Dread and Guidance

January-February full moons Across brown, rolling fields , gray layers of clouds slowly cover clear patches of morning sky. Pines provide patches of green on an otherwise muted pallette. This time, snow and sleet are on their way. I pass through, embracing the season of the far sun for a change. At the Dan River, […]

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Fury of an Appalachian River

The storm bore down on my headwaters, as it had done to my sisters, and I couldn’t hold back. We were all overwhelmed and enraged; this was just another breakdown in my ancient age. So full my banks, so strong my force, I broke bridges and carried campers along my course. I threw their pieces […]

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