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September 21, 2010 9 Comments

Dry as a Creek Bed: Concrete vs. Abstract

"Look at the creek, Mama!" We were at a park, jogging across the bridge that spans a creek where my daughter remembered the water so high and the current so strong, it seemed alive and powerful, threatening to knock her over as she waded in practically up to her hips. She remembered how her feet sank into mud. Slick moss or algae coated the rocks. The day of our jog, … [Read more...]

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