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Cervine is a collection of three stories and an afterword about our human relationship to narrative and the living environment.

2019

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From a High Dune on the Big Lake

A bald eagle is perched on the dead stalk of an old pine. It turned and looked as I came into the clearing at the top of the dune…

1 min readOct 13, 2023

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From a High Dune on the Big Lake

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Tidbit

October: The big lake is Mirrored steel-blue

1 min readNov 3, 2023

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No Clock

The cat lazes on the big cushioned chair back at the front window and the evening sun is in the window and on the wall. The wall I…

2 min readSep 26, 2023

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A Day in Life

Slats of light from the window blinds on the living room floor and the hum of the refrigerator in the kitchen. A car in the street outside…

2 min readJul 9, 2023

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A Day in Life

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This Too Shall Pass

Minute and gentle rain turns suddenly horizontal and wind blown. Heavy drops cascade across roof tops glancing into a fine mist and blown…

5 min readDec 5, 2023

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This Too Shall Pass

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Waiting for a Ride

4 min readNov 19, 2023

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Waiting for a Ride

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Wind in

Tree branches in wind By electric

1 min readNov 8, 2023

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Wind in

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Anxiety is

Anxiety is To progress

1 min readNov 8, 2023

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Anxiety is

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Lion’s Gaze

The stick goes skittering across the gravel. The lion and I watch. When I look back at the lion, the lion is again watching me. It crouches…

1 min readNov 3, 2023

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Lion’s Gaze

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A Walk at Night

To walk of a night in the woods just as dusk settles, when it is just getting too dark to see well. A tinge of fear occupies the walk…

2 min readOct 15, 2023

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A Walk at Night

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Nathan Barrett

Nathan Barrett

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Thoughts on consciousness, philosophy, meditation, the art of learning, and poetry. I use writing as a way to help me understanding these.

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