Monthly Archives: April 2017

Bird hunters’ camp

Posted on April 27, 2017 by Jerry Johnson

The rip-rumble of the tent flap’s zipper sets the dogs whining in their travel crates. They’ve been awake, stretching and yawning, for ten minutes or more, ever since the creak and thump of my cot-flip interrupted their sweet and untroubled … Continue reading →

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Tombstones

Posted on April 26, 2017 by Jerry Johnson

You cannot read without a tug at your heartstrings an inscription that honors and mourns a Beloved daughter, sister, wife, mother, grandmother, and friend. Or the grave marker of a war veteran who Gave his life so that others might … Continue reading →

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Filling the gaps

Posted on April 15, 2017 by Jerry Johnson

Some of these failed transplants are third, fourth or even fifth attempts because I am sure that eventually one will take hold and grow to full maturity. As the Roman scholar Persius assured us, “Vincit qui patitur.” (He conquers who … Continue reading →

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