JIM A PARKS
Dust Of The Earth (final Part)
A few days later the newspapers carried headlines about the grisly murder of Raul Castellano. The passing of Don Pedro was less prominently featured in the obituaries. I tried calling Ana Socorro several times, but the phone was answered by other family... more
Dust Of The Earth, Pt. Eleven
Two nights after we got back to Tucson, I visited Don Pedro -- for the last time, it turned out. Ana Socorro was at the library studying, and Ehmet was still in the hospital. The big Indian had developed an unusual infection that defied diagnosis. The... more
Dust Of The Earth, Part Ten
I was just beginning to fall asleep when I was startled by a loud noise near our campsite. I had never heard this sound in nature - but anyone who has watched TV commercials for the eponymous motor vehicle would recognize it - it was the roar of a cougar.... more
Outdoors Faq
Saturday, August 16, 2008What is the Outdoors? The Outdoors is anything that is not Indoors. What is the Indoors? The Indoors is any permanent shelter from the Outdoors. A house, an apartment, an office building, a fire station, a XXX video arcade, etc. So... more
Dust Of The Earth, Pt. Ix
Having got our fill of the day's activities, we disembarked from our respective vessels. We returned Don Pedro to his wheelchair and made our way along..... more
I was born in the belly of a parenthesis.
