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Another Fish Story

The Trout Went One Way The trout went one way. Foster went another. He leapt out of the water, arching over its surface, and then diving into the depths of the cold pool. For a trout, such a move is … Continue reading

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Fish On! Phone Off!

“Fish on!” His rod doubled over as the rainbow tore line off the reel right down to the backing.   The guide was rowing the boat around, yelling at Alex to keep the rod up, “Use the rod, use the rod. … Continue reading

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Curmudgeon Little Ones The Better Version Scarecrow & Dorothy Urge To Go In Counter A Serious Lucky Streak The Devil’s Disciple Magic Mushrooms Coaxial This Island Hopping A Virtual Life Oskar Forsooth Sayer Hold That Head High Mistaken Identities From … Continue reading

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The Urge

How long had I been there? Standing stiff, me looking down at the carpet, just like the officer demanded. Waiting for what I didn’t know. It would be bad, of course, but how bad? The two who brought me in … Continue reading

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Island Hopping

Geoffrey Lewis looked south where the clouds had gone greyer and lower. Nothing. He listened for the helicopter. Maybe with weather coming in, they’d take the big aluminum boat with the warm cuddy cabin. But all he heard were waves … Continue reading

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The Sky Is Falling, The Sky is Falling

“The Sky Is Falling, The Sky is Falling.” Those were the words of Chicken Little, also known as Henny Penny, in a children’s folk tale to illustrate a groundless or absurd conviction that some catastrophic consequence is imminent or underway. … Continue reading

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Flatlander

In the old days, according to his people’s laws, it would have been perfectly fine to replace a relative who died with someone adopted into the family. That was especially the case if the relative had been murdered by a … Continue reading

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A Day on the Lake

Sam pumped and pumped but it was no use.  The ball was dead flat.  He wanted to swim with it as a substitute for the disintegrated styrofoam kickboard, the victim of a summer’s fun for a few too many kids.  … Continue reading

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Metal Detectorists: The Thrill Is In The Discovery

← Pic Of The Day #1541 From Dan Woog’s column, https://06880danwoog.com/2021/07/08/metal-detectorists-the-thrill-is-in-the-discovery/ Posted on July 8, 2021 | 4 Comments Just when I think I’ve heard everything about Westport history, I learn something new. The other day, it was about a Confederate presence here in … Continue reading

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Wilce’s Dream

At the persistence of his father, Cliff Skinner, his mother attempted a breathing technique to slow her labor enough to push her soon-to-be-born baby out at midnight. Clifford had heard that the first child of the new year would get … Continue reading

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