Bird Time, Baskett Slough

Bird Time, Baskett Slough

Bird Time, Baskett Slough by Lex Runciman Photo by Lex Runcimain Bird Time, Baskett Slough Under winter geese-talk descending, we’re listening to, listening forsmall staccato, ratchet and chatter, pure notes, four notes, lilt and lull, repeating – not exactly call and...
Dissolution Song

Dissolution Song

Dissolution Song by Karen Holmberg Photo by Karen Holmberg Dissolution Song          Finley Wildlife Refuge ∴ Nothing’s lost or done for. Untold gillions toil and till, slit tight hulls, unshroud. A gust tussles lung lichen, tousling the old god’s suit to loosen dusty...
What Stories

What Stories

What Stories by Eleanor Berry Photo by Richard Berry What Stories          Baskett Slough The summer drought has stretchedwell into September. From all the great marsh, no mirrorsflash sky back to our eyes, no gabbling conversationreaches our ears. On the slopes, the...
Rabbit Ears

Rabbit Ears

Rabbit Ears by Charles Goodrich Photo by Rick Hafele Rabbit Ears          Finley Wildlife Refuge If you’re lucky enough to see one close-up and back-lit, you’ll notice the skin on the inside of the Eastern cottontail’s oversized ear is coursing with rivers of red...
Memoir

Memoir

MEMOIR BY Rob Davidson Credit: Courtesy of Exelon The Bukowski of the Susquehanna Harrisburg, Pennsylvania 1987 Joe hands me another beer. It opens with a gassy pop, foam rising in a sudsy bubble. The first sip is warm. I hold it in my mouth for a moment, letting the...