Author: Matt
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The First Chapter of Gruffworld — See Pages
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In the eighties I was trying my hand at science fiction and science fantasy. “Covenant” was submitted to a very good mag, Owlflight, its editor Millea Kenin. She wrote me how she was taken with the natural history of my Gruff. Encouraged, during the summer I took out about a…
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Tomorrow’s Pesach (Passover)
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The last Passover I went to was last year in Tucson at a local Jewish Center. The food was the standard fare for the night, but it was dreadfully prepared. Jane, my companion, took a dislike to the food and I could not blame her. . . (She loves brisket and…
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The Best Lemmonade I’ve Ever Had, For Sure
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Note to the reader: The memoir on Mt. Lemmon was written about 5 years ago; I have been revising it as I go along, here on this blog. Hot again. One area in the Catalina State Park which runs parallel to Oracle Road issues heavy dirigibles of smoke, bulging up,…
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A Continuation
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The expulsion of fire, smoke, cinder and ash on Mt. Lemmon parallels my own outbreaks – – wonderment, awe, bewilderment, sorrow, despair, depression, tainted hope, jaundice, and gloom. I am unAmerican to the bone. I’ve come to Oro Valley in Arizona not to retire but to live and to die.…