Note: The prose works here first appeared in other publications or are pretty old (though hopefully enduring). As I’ve discovered, in the contemporary publishing milieu, posting new works even on one’s own site actually disqualifies them from appearing elsewhere. (Whaa?) Thus I’ve removed some writings I’d never submitted anywhere in order to do so. For now, I leave you with this small sprinkling from the foggy mists of time.

 

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On the Plaza Saint-Hubert (a vignette)

The other day on the Plaza Saint-Hubert, I walked past a man in a wheelchair. He must have been in his late fifties or sixties. He clearly had some kind

Bourbon Street

My god, Bourbon Street sounds crazy as we approach from the curb! It hits me as I round the corner. All of it. Shoes scuffling pavement, laughter and cries high

The Apparition

(a fragment)   Sitting at 7:45 in the morning at a white plastic table at the airport, eating an incongruous meal of Chinese vegetables, tofu, and brown rice purchased at

Everything and Nothing

At the Sweet and Tart Cafe a waitress accidentally stepped on a little white mouse beside our table. The mouse had the most horrible expression on its face. In slow