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Yellowstone Tales – Part 3 – The Black Wolf with the Blue Face at his Kill

Posted on October 7, 2011 by Monica

Manners The black wolf with the blue face dines with reserve wiping his mouth carefully with his tongue taking time to savor the flavor nervously watching for unwelcome company but retiring graciously at frequent intervals so the humans, should they … Continue reading →

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Yellowstone Tales – Part 1

Posted on October 3, 2011 by Monica

My Brother the Wolf*  My brother the wolf sings his music under clear stars a chant I recognize but cannot name haunts me  My brother the wolf hears the fear and longing in our hearts sees confusion at a glance … Continue reading →

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Little Red Riding Hood Meets The Three Little Pigs

Posted on September 10, 2011 by Monica

Lamentation  Kill for pleasure kill for hate kill to merely eradicate  It’s been done before and will happen again the sword proves mightier than the pen  Powered by myth fueled by fear reason alone will not prevail here  No safety … Continue reading →

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With Patton in Germany

Posted on August 28, 2011 by Monica

Get the Job Done To liberate a prisoner do what must be done send a tank and crew along to rescue simply one.  Give them their instructions command them on their way don’t forget to gas the tank to free … Continue reading →

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Wolf Hunting Begins

Posted on August 28, 2011 by Monica

The hunting of wolves begins shortly in the states of Montana, Idaho, and – possibly – Wyoming.  Now that we have taught wolves it’s finally OK to approach and be curious about humans, we are going to kill them.  Nice … Continue reading →

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Earth Eon

Posted on April 22, 2011 by Monica

Wings of Butterflies  Into the bodies of birds into the wings of butterflies into amphibian membranes into water that should be life-sustaining leaches our chemical legacy fruit of our need for perfection for the manicured landscape fruit of our impatience … Continue reading →

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Deficit Spending

Posted on March 31, 2011 by Monica

DEFICIT SPENDING We thought we had survived, through the sacrifices of earlier generations, two world wars and profound human loss. We thought we had conquered the frontiers of medicine and biology. We thought peace, health, and good living were our … Continue reading →

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Justice is Blind … or … Three Blind Judges

Posted on January 25, 2011 by Monica

Justice is Blind (Sung to the tune of… well, you know) Three blind judges three blind judges see how they run see how they run they ran away from discussions of state refused a constitutional mandate* failed to honor a … Continue reading →

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