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Pleiades Lost
Mother and I were walking through the cemetery, and it was either late or early depending on how you think of such things as sunrise or...

Alan Allinger
Apr 6, 20213 min read


Masks and Magic
Masks 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 Allinger
Oct 17, 20203 min read


Creating 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 Allinger
Oct 4, 20203 min read


Visiting the Star-Crossed
Visiting the Star-Crossed It was late, and my mother and I were out walking and enjoying the night skies and the light, whispering...

Alan Allinger
Oct 4, 20202 min read


Two Weeks After
Mother 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...

Alan Allinger
Jul 25, 20202 min read


The Titan Sleeps
After making the journey to my father’s bedside the two of us were sadly unable to have a very brief conversation. Instead, twenty...

Alan Allinger
Jul 19, 20203 min read


The Moon is Only Humoring Us
It was a softly illuminated evening. Most of the neighbors we knew by sight had confined themselves in their homes because of the plague,...

Alan Allinger
Jul 5, 20202 min read


When Mers Walk
Mom 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,...

Alan Allinger
Jun 23, 20201 min read


When 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 Allinger
Jun 8, 20201 min read


A 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...

Alan Allinger
May 31, 20201 min read


Those We Have Lost to Time
Mom 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...

Alan Allinger
May 25, 20202 min read
A Monday in the Time of Covid
This 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...

Alan Allinger
May 11, 202010 min read
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