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Historically-correct Mementos

Dawn broke with a clear sky. A quarter-inch of ice skimmed the surface of the prior day’s melt-off puddles. The overnight cold froze the rutted mud and left the calm air smelling clean and fresh, but not spring-like. A thin, … Continue reading

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“A Gobbler Answered”

“Snapshot Saturday”      

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“Watching the Trail”

“Snapshot Saturday”

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Struggling a Bit…

“Snow pelts my face,” the brass lead holder scribbled on the folded journal page. “Now and again, icy flakes sneak behind my spectacles and sting my eyes. I pulled the wool blanket’s folds up around my cheeks. In front of … Continue reading

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“Another Slice of Venison”

“Snapshot Saturday”

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“…let me see your shot, please”

Four Sandhill cranes winged toward the River Raisin. A sparkly hoarfrost coated the short prairie grass, every barren twig and the magenta-colored cedar boughs. A crimson cardinal flitted across the clearing, then landed on one of the autumn olives that … Continue reading

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“Sassafras Tea”

“Snapshot Saturday”

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Over the Next Hill

Crystalline ice bowed trees and bent bushes. Huge white snowflakes floated in the calm. A fresh, fluffy white carpet erased a winter’s worth of life-stained snow. At the edge of the thicket, tawny prairie grass stood stiff, encased in the … Continue reading

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