He loved the way she brushed her hair, drew gently off to side; downcast of her focused eyes in straddle of him beneath; take of her hand, guide of her hold, slow ease and fall over full of him; thrust of his hips, lift of her body deep settled to his lap; his hands […]
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Journal Pages
WISDOM OF SCRIBE
July 22, 2025: “The wisdom of a scribe cometh by his time of leisure; and he that is less in action, shall receive wisdom. With what wisdom shall he be furnished that holdeth the plough, and that glorieith in the goad, that driveth the oxen therewith, and is occupied in their labours, and his […]
Short Story
REVERIE-DREAM
Sunlight fell and ambiance of room darkened as it did. Night set further in. Candles lit on tables about, they and stars and silver of crescent moon through trees in summer canopy were the only light that shone into recess of the country home. Anna lain on sofa, body long, on side […]
Short Story
SIGN
Sunflowers, daisies, and lupine dappled in bloom and color of glade. Yellows, white, and columned magenta-violet hues flowered in the sun. Each step, they rose climbing nearer to life and source of bloom; sun’s burn in the high and thinning air. Granite peaks surrounded in crown place sacred in their hearts; visitation […]
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WHERE CALLED
A gray is overtaking the sky, crescent-arced arm of shading cloud encroaching from the north and west. Sky straight west remains clear. Sun shines broken behind pass of smaller cloud. Maybe it’ll rain. Maybe it won’t, but there is enough hay laid down to wait and see. […]
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MAKING USE
July 23, 2025: one of those days nothing goes right, at least with what we plan. Haying, or trying, u-joint on the mower’s drive broke immediately on firing up the PTO. Not a single blade of grass was harmed. Driving out of the pasture, trying to avoid packing the radiator with grass […]
Short Story
FULL AND CHANGE
Anna believed with time and change his desire would wane but in pleasure learned, like she, desire only grew. Such is love for spirit beyond fixation to the flesh. Still, he loved hers too. He knew they would not be like this forever. They would not be as this for long, and so […]
Short Story
NO LONGER
In micro-season of greater summer, when one day it can rain heavy in fall and by next earth is dust again, they walked the trail under cover of woods, each step raising light the earth dusting air and boots. She noticed the minute, curl of fallen leaves to ground, vein-spread through living still […]
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DREAMS’ ILLUME
Bodies dewed in heat of their love and closeness to the flame. Stronger on, greater giving, full receiving of the other, they loved in rhythm of their tight-held close; slow of kiss into sudden race and from furtive back to slow; they gave as feel and other struck, losing selves in way; brighten of […]