Monthly Archives: April 2011

by | April 28, 2011

Close Waters

It is, despite any charitable stretch of the imagination, a shithole. Plastic bags undulate like jellyfish in the tepid brown water. A thick layer of trash rings the shoreline. Thick wads of yellowed monofilament, snelled hook packages, beer cans, Styrofoam … Continue reading →

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by | April 18, 2011

Green and brown

Green arrives more suddenly than brown, I have decided. A month ago, I was in southwestern Missouri buying fast-walking horses that will keep up with my bird dogs this fall. One day it rained, the kind of rain that pounds … Continue reading →

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by | April 7, 2011

Pony Luck

I can’t believe my luck. I came up to the bar for one drink–a gin and tonic, naturally–and left with $2,000 damage to my car. The Pony Bar. The world famous Pony Bar, Pony, Montana. My bar. Three miles up … Continue reading →

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