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Thomas McGuire: Garden Plots

I’ve come to half believe what Ho Chi Minh
said about his need for more poets
who could lead a charge, sharpen bayonets.

May 13, 2025 · 6 Comments

Thomas McGuire: Grief Observed

A host of magpie kith and kin come
Back to tend and keen the fallen.

January 7, 2025 · 16 Comments

Thomas McGuire: Rust

Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth, where moth and rust  doth corrupt, and where thieves break through and steal.  —Matthew 6:19-21 . Rust ruins metal everywhere. Dad, you would’ve fought … Continue reading

December 12, 2024 · 11 Comments

Thomas McGuire: A Scientist Marvels at Magpie Mob Tactics 

Intent on witnessing interactions between magpies and members of the genus elgaria, a scientist released an alligator lizard into a large enclosure housing three captive magpies. 

October 15, 2024 · 8 Comments

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