Found Poem

Recently there has been a small revival of the odd early twentieth century writer Robert Chambers, especially his “King in Yellow” a sort of pre- Lovecraft, atmospheric, semi- horror tale with a fin- de- siecle air about it– think old Howard crossed with Beardsley or Wilde, though not as good. I saw  a battered  copy …

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Seen in Santa Fe

I photographed this out the window last week in Santa Fe. I am not a total 19th Century relic, nor does my nearly 64 years yet blind me to the new. But would someone explain to me how a giant inflatable Hamster (or rather “Hamsta”) in camo pants, giving gang signs,  can be seen as …

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Dubious Characters…

Card game convened by Arthur, with the comment re the card sharp on the right, “But at least he ain’t no cheetah.” I ignored this and asked where the hell one finds a stuffed cheetah. Reid pitched in: “Says the man with a cave bear hand and mammoth hair.” I ignored this. Arthur explained, reminding …

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Fishes, wishes… and a caption, please

Guy Boyd, gyr tiercel “Darwin”,  huge rainbow. Story?  Take it away! Guy’s was  “Game is getting thin on the ground around here, so…” At least one person who saw this image “believed ” it– people are distressingly uncertain about raptors and their habits. Of course they also think raptor means Deinonychus…   More fish. Sometimes, …

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