On the second Saturday of August, in the dying year of 2019, I accompanied a friend to the mountain above
Author: James LaFond
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A Humane Imperialism
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Marie and Madeline
As a little tyke, Madeline, my mother’s younger sister, was the candy bringer, always with a roll of lifesavers in
13 Signs of Suburban Blight
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Conan the Banker?
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‘13 Ounces’ A Sign of Uncivil War
I received a hand-delivered thank you from a young man entering police work and specializing in ‘Global Terrorism’ who seems
Beyond the Shores of Urth
Reading from pages 213-413 of Shadow and Claw, 1981, NY Tor The Claw of the Conciliator is not a stand-alone
Ghost-Foot Woman
A Mid-Morning Stroll in Harm County, Peoples Shithole Republic of Maryland, 10:22 A.M. 7/9/19 I was walking about the suburban