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Rat Man

dead rat

It was a stupidly beautiful Sunday afternoon. Dry as old bread, breezy, hot in the sun and cold in the shade. The few clouds that drifted past the sun sent alternating waves of warmth and coolness rolling down the hill. Juan del Llano slouched a little lower in the dead landlord’s patio chair to rest [...]

Yellow Roads of Taos

Taos Valley Overlook scene

The pun is not too subtle, is it?

Something strange happens almost every time I’m out here. The energy on this particular stretch is rather strong, in fact. This is more or less where I once “fell” twice on successive days, going each way. The first time was a surprise. The second time, I was actually trying not to fall down, aware of [...]

Cloud Song

cloud formation

August 2, 1:27 in the afternoon »Buy This Photo!«

Everybody take a nice deep breath now. The one my wife always tells me to take and I tell her I can’t will do. There needs to be a demarcation. We are entering new territory, one with much more room. »Buy This Photo!«

Jump Outside My Body and Fly

amazing sunset virga near Taos

Glowing virga at sunset is a mighty fine thing »Buy This Photo!«

I’ve only been outside my body once that I know of, and that was by accident. It happened around 3:00 a.m. when I was fast asleep at a sleazy motel in Fayetteville, Arkansas on a cold and rainy night. No really, that’s what it was. I was living in Austin, Texas at the time (early [...]

So Simple Yet So Hard

peacock in the driveway

Sunday morning cracked wide open »Buy This Photo!«

Last night we had dinner with a man who refused anesthesia and simply left his body for a surgical procedure down in Albuquerque. (“He’s from Taos, it’s all right.”) This morning there was a peacock in our driveway eating birdseed. It should not surprise you that another story from last night involved a barking bear. [...]

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