Their picture was on the front page of the New York Times A loose pile of bodies on pavement. The eight year old daughter looked like she was taking a nap Perhaps dreaming of the little dog the article said still barked from a backpack A blond-haired son curled next to the mother, her eyes […]
Patrick Carr
Posted inArts + Scene
Goodbye, Java
One last meal: egg over easy, with chicken, on kibble. (No need for the meds now.) One last walk: just down the block, with stops for sniffing, on deeply arthritic legs. One last petting: surrounded by four lovers inhaling the scent of fur mixed with tears. Last remembrances of her glory days: Swimmer of alpine […]
Posted inLife + Outdoors
Slow Boat
Does going "off the pavement" always mean banshee-screaming down Class V whitewater, or clinging to cliffs 200 feet above the pounding Pacific surf? I think not. That stuff doesn’t work for those of us too old or young, or who don’t have the temperament or survival skills to enjoy defying death in the outdoors. But […]