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Birdlife

MY Jonathan still loves to fly, still more than anything else in the world. But there are 365 bedtimes in a year. So when I’m feeling political, which is often, my Jonathan protects the undefended, fights the ugly balding seagull bully, and is an up-stander in the face of seagull gangs. When I’m feeling romantic, Jonathon traverses oceans on wobbly wings to reach far away islands where he’ll swoop under waterfalls and over sunrises. When I’m feeling introverted my Jonathan loves more than anything else to be alone, breezing by jagged cliff sides and crashing waves in games of self-amusement.

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apology

“Apology” Conversation with a Snow Leopard February 22nd, 2005 “I’m sorry.” It’s all I can think to say to these eyes that demand from me, in unblinking boldness, a response. I drop my eyes in…

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