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Writer’s Block

LesJun 23, 20231 min read

There’s no writer’s block. What’s going on is going on deep below the surface of your consciousness. You’re trying to make a seed break through the crust of the soil and have a leaf. But it’s not ready; it’s doing whatever the seed is doing way down there, getting ready to do it, and that’sRead More

Shaded Communication

LesJun 22, 20232 min read

I could have known he was a curious customer when he called me and expressly chewed me out because the UPS driver ran over and killed his dog. Yeah. It didn’t make sense to me either. Because I have no…

New #3

LesJun 13, 20233 min read

I asked Bryce to help me fetch the little guy back to our place so we could start bottle feeding it. But as we rolled up in my truck, it was obvious the little fellow was unnerved, probably because we…

New #2

LesJun 10, 20232 min read

I suppose I drove a lot slower after feeling those scars. And, I didn’t handle the little guy nearly so roughly, when he tried to leap off the four-wheeler. Not that he did so often. He seemed to feel safe…

New

LesJun 8, 20233 min read

He’s still a newborn. He’s only been here ten days so far. I happened by within minutes of his birth. I was impressed with where his Mama had him, tucked in the leeside of a dirt embankment. He was still…