Alan AllingerOct 17, 20203 minMasks and MagicMasks and Magic Mother and I watched as the small raccoon waddled up to us and dipped his head slightly in greeting. He carried something...
Alan AllingerOct 4, 20203 minCreating the Parliament Creating the Parliament Mother and I were walking home in the reverse twilight of the early morning. We listened to the owls call to one ...
Alan AllingerOct 4, 20202 minVisiting the Star-CrossedVisiting the Star-Crossed It was late, and my mother and I were out walking and enjoying the night skies and the light, whispering breeze...
Alan AllingerJul 25, 20202 minTwo Weeks AfterMother and I were walking up Davis on our way back from getting frozen vodka-rose to go from Oddfellows when we saw the sun burst forth f...
Alan AllingerJul 19, 20203 minThe Titan SleepsAfter making the journey to my father’s bedside the two of us were sadly unable to have a very brief conversation. Instead, twenty minute...
Alan AllingerJul 5, 20202 minThe Moon is Only Humoring UsIt was a softly illuminated evening. Most of the neighbors we knew by sight had confined themselves in their homes because of the plague,...
Alan AllingerJun 23, 20201 minWhen Mers WalkMom and I were walking along the edge of the island when we came across some unusual tracks. I regarded the channels cut into the sand, n...
Alan AllingerJun 8, 20201 minWhen Cardinals Speak My mother and I were on a walk in East Kessler when we saw a cardinal explode from the dense foliage of an gnarled old juniper in a wild,...
Alan AllingerMay 31, 20201 minA Deflection on the Path"That's the problem, isn't it?" asked my mother. "We can see the light. We want to get to the light. Somehow, though, the light remains o...
Alan AllingerMay 25, 20202 minThose We Have Lost to TimeMom and I were doing an illicit beach walk. We had been told to stay off the beach, but as I explained to the.park ranger that accosted u...
Alan AllingerMay 11, 202010 minA Monday in the Time of CovidThis will be the first blog post in a new time for me; a time when the whole world is taking blow after blow from the pandemic we were wa...