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Robert Stewart: The Hole

The first time I took a turn on a jackhammer, on a sewer-repair crew, the foreman told me to strap steel toe guards onto my boots.  My boots already had toes … Continue reading

November 17, 2025 · 11 Comments

Cesare Pavese: Ancestors

I found out I had lived, before I was born,
in hard, sturdy, independent men, their own masters.
None of them knew what to say, so they just kept quiet.

June 27, 2025 · 7 Comments

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