The Beautiful Things
The beautiful things view the projection without knowing, without thinking, perched on a rocky ledge at sunset, watching the valley turn to gold.
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Writings
The Sureness of Horses Conclusion—Chapters 35-37 and Postscript
Click to see: Summary of All Chapters 35 One Saturday, when I brought Eva back to Diana’s, she and I talked in her kitchen. “I’m hoping you’ll stick around for Christmas,” I said. “Amelia’s coming out. She wants to discuss ideas about what to do after graduation.” “I haven’t made plans yet.” Diana was dipping pieces
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The Sureness of Horses Chapters 32, 33, and 34
Click to see: Summary of Preceding Chapters 32 Once Eva was successfully settled in with Diana and Beth, the days went by in a blur. In addition to worrying about Eva and any relationship I had left with Diana, I had to screen my calls for reporters. A story, “Police Investigating Possible Murder Suicide,” was printed on
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And Screw the Mountain, He Said, I Wants a Lake Shore
And Screw the Mountain, He Said, I Wants a Lake Shore – by Autumn Noelle Hall so this is me laying you out, old friend like an almost smile on that Lake Shore eyes squinchy-closed guitar hands folded so’s you looks like you’s listening to glistening riffs of jazz just-sailing off a river of moonlit
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The Sureness of Horses–Chapters 29, 30, and 31
Click to see: Summary of Preceding Chapters 29 I was dreaming of Marita when the phone rang. Could it be her? She had said she’d call as soon as she could. But the images I’d been conjuring up faded when the caller identified himself as Sergeant Ames from the Palo Alto Police Department. Police? “Mr.
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The Sureness of Horses–Chapters 26, 27, and 28
Click to see: Summary of Preceding Chapters 26 As we moved to a new vantage point, Diana yelled over to me, “Listen. The hounds are on something.” After a quick word to the third field master, she led me off at a gallop. Or, as I was learning to say, we cantered. The hounds were
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