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excerpt crossed her legs and contemplated the toe of a fuzzy slipper. “Well,yes, I am. I’ve been dating Cam Tournquist for the last month.”Millie’s eyes flew wide open. “Really? Oh well, that doesn’t surpriseme too much. Does your dad know?”“Not from my telling. I haven’t breathed a word. Maybe Cam’s dadhas, but I wouldn’t know.”“Well, […]

excerpt Initially surprised, Ken agreed that environmental law was a good fitwith Karen’s interests and abilities. The timing was opportune as Isumataqhad been successfully launched and the establishment of the Inuit territory,Nunavut, had been achieved. It was now Karen’s turn to shine. Fortuitously,Ken’s son, Michael, was also making plans to attend university in BritishColumbia. So, […]

LivesAnd lives go on until they witherI talk of lives that gave themselvesto light, serene love, lives whichgo down like babbling brookshiding in them this lightthe sky reflects into the riversand the sun flows in it.I speak of lives that gave themselves to lightabout the little lives that hanglike rubies from the lips of womenlike […]

ReviewToday I meetthe lone wild roserusted by salinity of timeon the side of my pathdehydrated crab shellsmalodorous, thatnot long ago thrived with lifehungry seagullsthat foresee the invincible endcondors of the seashoreencircle the heart’s open woundrot on earthand in the aircondor sniffs my old bodythat chokesonly the symbols retain their shine.Symbols always retain their shineand lead […]

excerpt “Yes, I’m staying for the weekend; perhaps we could meet tomorrow for awhile. What do you think?”“Yes, of course, tomorrow sounds fine; I’ll call you. You’re staying at—”“Yes, the Sheraton. Call me there when you are ready.”“Okay, Admiral, I’ll call you in the morning.”The Admiral nods and a smile covers his face as if […]

ExperiencesAs the years pass the colours desert me or I desertthem, the white rock seems more suitable to me.I carve, using the edge of my fingers, or with allmy palm, with my lips, a white body, oppositethe darkness of night, matching the night, discerniblein the darkness. I let my tongue lustily in the marblemouth. Now […]

Pick You UpTogether, in another worldI said I’ll see you after workIn happiness we fixed the dateAnd I couldn’t wait for the waitStanding there, on the ground floorInside the automatic doorOr is it revolving? I don’t careI just know that I’ll soon see you thereNext to the elevator, on the screenI count the numbers: five, […]

excerpt “Did you sleep well?” she asked stiffly.“Yes,” he replied, rising groggily through the dream. “And I’m even better now that you’re here.” He reached out to draw her close to him and she snuggled on to the bench.She relaxed a little, then asked, “You didn’t come up to me to ‘tuck in’?”“I wanted to. […]

ICome, sit next to meduring the cold winter nightslet me discover the pain of denialon your whitish fingertipslet me meet that callingtender welcomed caressyou received and feltbefore you ever touched mecome, let me erase tearsand sighs off your eyelidswith you and with the starswe shall define the length of eveningalong with the end of the […]

excerpt had heard, until Father Jerome sent him to the East. Yes this happenedsoon after Father Nicolas came to the school and FatherJerome gave him the administrator’s role.”“Why don’t you leave this, baby?” Anton asked her, “leavethis facility, the job, your position here; this isn’t a place onewould like to work; I’m thinking of it […]