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    A car covered in stickers is a person wanting to be known

    chiselch / May 12, 2022

    We were driving north from Portland toward Tacoma today, when we passed a small import. Maybe a Toyota Yaris. Not sure, because the car was blanketed in stickers. At 75 mph, and hands…

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    “Hobo Heart” publication is a little bit like pregnancy and birth

    chiselch / January 9, 2022

    Not that I would know a bit what it’s like to be pregnant, or give birth. The analogy may make a little more sense if you understand that submitting a story for an…

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    Responding to a response to a response to a letter sent to the world

    chiselch / November 22, 2020

    I’m not much of a social media person. I like direct contact, which is why I will fire off an e-mail note to someone whose work or other actions has been particularly impressive.…

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    A fog from a fire and the fog of arrogance and the fog of incompetence and …

    chiselch / September 12, 2020

    I love fog. I’ve got fog, but I don’t love this fog. This fog is the devil spawn of fire. Smoke, shoved west from its forest home by flames a-billion, then back east…

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    The finest line

    chiselch / June 23, 2020

    When is it abuse, and when is it guided introduction to the mysteries of life? When is it “criminal,” and when is it a rite of passage? There’s a fine line between the…

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    My wife’s nearly brilliant future career in futzing

    chiselch / November 10, 2018

    My wife loves food. Cooking it, and eating it. She hates futzing, even though she’s pretty good at doing it. Expert cooks build temples to their talent — restaurants. What if expert futzers…

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