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Trains and Bostonia

>The physical condition of the traction properties in Chicago is now at its maximum, and unquestionably is above that of any other city in the United States.
–Bion J. Arnold, Chief, Board of Supervising Engineers. _Citizens’ Bulletin_, Cincinnati. June 15, 1912.
In the old days, back in 1630, it took two days to get a shipment [...]

Posted 04 April 2008 † Yuletide § Creative Nonfiction § Fiction § Incoherence ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged:

H&M Newbury St. Boston

Suddenly, as is often the case, the volume of lymphoma-and-related cases exploded—all were husbands forced to endure retail hell for their post-war wives.

…He fades to the first floor like a wanderlust ancient sarcophagus, poised and stationary in his rigid dimension, arms solemnly crossed across neat t-shirted chest; he is facing off against an imaginary adversary.

Posted 01 April 2008 † Yuletide § Creative Nonfiction ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: , ,

Creative Nonfiction Scene – Untitled (Costa Rica)

The wind; my throat choked, try to let it all out; trapped inside myself. The wind on my face feels fine, and the city below blinks up at me. The road is rutted, but we fly — the old Land Rover roaring up the mountain, bed and cabin full. We surge forward, each shift — [...]

Posted 07 March 2006 † Yuletide § Creative Nonfiction § Shorts § Writing ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: