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River of Dreams #34: Driving

Posted on November 3, 2010 by randomyriad

Chapter 18 I A Slow Drive in the Hills Jered and Essie took back Rick’s car and left the keys in it as the rusted bug did not seem a likely target for a car thief. She wrote a nice … Continue reading →

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River of Dreams #33: Coffee Shop Enlightenment II

Posted on November 2, 2010 by randomyriad

Chapter 17 Coffee Shop of Enlightenment II “I stayed with the Talagi a year with nothing better to do than to learn their language, hunt and fish. I got pretty good at all three.” “They talked a lot about ‘the … Continue reading →

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River of Dreams #32: Coffee Shop Enlightenment I

Posted on November 1, 2010 by randomyriad

Chapter 17 The coffee shop of enlightenment I The coffee shop was bustling around Jered and Essie. Dishes clanked and orders flew. The cash register chinged, rattled and zipped. People moved in and out greeting and parting. None of this … Continue reading →

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River of Dreams #24: Black Lace Toy Pistol

Posted on October 24, 2010 by randomyriad

Chapter 12 Karen Masterson’s Brain The old Subaru station wagon that cruised down Sir Francis Drake Boulevard through Fairfax was white but not shiny. A dirty sheen masked its purer nature. On the side of road stood a young woman … Continue reading →

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Storytellers Inside the Story: Cormac McCarthy’s “The Crossing”

Posted on September 18, 2010 by randomyriad

I have been listening to a fine reading (by Alexander Adams) of Cormac McCarthy‘s  “The Crossing.” In it the Author uses different voices to comment on the nature of storytelling, good and evil, life and death, the value of art … Continue reading →

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