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Malcolm McCollum

Malcolm McCollum served in the US Army from 1964-1966. After that he taught English literature and composition, humanities and music history for 35 years at Colorado colleges and universities. During those years he also worked as a journalist, musician, bartender and criminal defense investigator. He has published Dmitri's Agenda, The Guards (poetry), My Checkered Career and The Aim Was Song (memoirs). He can be reached at zerblonski@comcast.net.

The War

(In memory of Michael Levine) His red beard copper in the sun, he battled patiently in the black field against the sumac, sassafras, Canadian thistle. For years his forehead burned as he looked toward the oaks’ cool shade and gouged sweat from his eyes and bent again to address his enemies. The fine needles of

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