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The Last Cast

When Charlie Calisher was shoved into early retirement he made a promise to himself; he’d fish until he got bored. Boredom was not the goal. Boredom was a worry, an admonishment, a sentence that he was beside the point.  He’d … Continue reading

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Last Remains

Deano bent over the camping gear in the attic, brushing away the cobwebs and dried out flies, careful not to lift his head to the sloped roof with nails sticking down through any number of the shingles that had been … Continue reading

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Over My Dead Body Curmudgeon Little Ones The Better Version Scarecrow & Dorothy Urge To Go In Counter A Serious Lucky Streak The Devil’s Disciple Magic Mushrooms Coaxial This Island Hopping A Virtual Life Oskar Forsooth Sayer Hold That Head … Continue reading

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Drifting in the Driftless

It would be an unusual fisherman who doesn’t dream of finding an undiscovered river. And if not a river then an unknown spot on a known river. And if not a spot, then at least going out on a day … Continue reading

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Curmudgeon

There’s a stage in the life of a man, when in the middle of a fall afternoon, likely a Friday, he’s in his yard raking leaves maybe, or getting the mail. He’s not wearing a stretched-out cardigan, one with those … Continue reading

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The Better Version

Albert Siegel had a day off, a miserable Monday, and risked going out for a walk in the park not yet off limits. Even as he walked the paths, he noticed the very few other walkers hurried along, heads bent … Continue reading

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I Spy with My Little Eye…A Career Shift

Every word of this story is true except those which are not. The year is 1977 and I’m at Tufts pondering whether to major in International Affairs (IR), History, or just Poli Sci. Poli Sci was easier of the two, … Continue reading

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Island Hopping

Geoffrey Lewis looked south where the clouds had gone greyer and lower. Nothing. He listened for the helicopter. Maybe with weather coming in, they’d take the big aluminum boat with the warm cuddy cabin. But all he heard were waves … Continue reading

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Hold That Head High

(I read recently that decapitated heads do things for a few moments, movements, probably a function of nerves as opposed to consciousness after execution. Right? Well, there have been studies saying that there is some awareness, which is totally gross … Continue reading

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A Day in the Life of Gus Peterman

         Gus Peterman had the rest of his days ahead to look forward to. Both of them            Of course, that wasn’t much of a surprise. Once you’re diagnosed with terminal cancer, once you’ve gone through the whole denial, bargaining thing, you’re … Continue reading

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