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Beyond Romance
I called Betsy from a phone booth in Edenton, North Carolina,…
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Hurrying to Elsewhere
Leaving church, I drove out to the Oconaluftee River, found a…
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Empty As A Pillowcase
I had known women who wanted children, who had spooked me. One…
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Rooster May Crow
The impulse hit me like remembering something you forgot when…
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The Glitter of Her Laughter
I was still wearing the clothes I had slept in, and couldn’t…
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Ripe
My loneliness had reached a point where I no longer acknowledged…
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Dolphin in the Water
The wave action we were caught in made pulling the anchors dicey. …
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Signals
I made another bad choice of anchorage that night. For reasons…