Monthly Archives: October 2014

Recurring Nightmare

About a decade after returning from my Mormon mission to Germany in 1970 I began having nightmares—one or two a year—in which I was, inexplicably, required to serve another two years as a missionary. The shock each time was palpable. I … Continue reading

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Agriculture History

My father taught vocational agriculture before he became a junior-high principal. This new publication would have surprised him and made him proud. I dedicate my half of it to him.

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Peter Handke: Ibsen Award for Drama

On the 21 of September Peter Handke received The International Ibsen Award. There was a heated debate, much of it uninformed by any knowledge of Handke’s work and driven by certainty. One of the more egregious claims was that Handke is … Continue reading

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Indian Summer with a Touch of Frost

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West of the Morning Sun, East of the Morning Moon

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Outside, Overhead

Outside this morning with Blue, starlight fading as morninglight seeps into the sky, I look up to the south. Three still stars stand in a short line. Orion. Not three separate stars, but a single line, sharply defined. Lesser stars around … Continue reading

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The Silence I Could See

A beautiful and bright Sunday morning. Silent here under the mountains except for the sound of oak and maple leaves changing colors. I’m listening to disc 4 of “John Coltrane: Live in Japan,” recorded the year before Coltrane died. The … Continue reading

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Talking Nature and Human Nature: Reading in Provo Canyon

For the Utah Book Festival, Sam and I will be reading with two other Utah Valley writers, Steve Peck and George Handley. October 11 at 1 p.m. [click for a larger image]

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rainbows

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