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Stalker, Scene 48, A Moment

Posted on January 30, 2012 by

(Dear Reader, have you missed any earlier scenes? Catch up with this link: Stalker.) Portland, Oregon 1998 A perfect moment.  Baby languished in her backyard, listening to the fountain nestled in the wall that James built for her from rocks he lugged in from … Continue reading →

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Stalker, Scene 47, Assignment 29 — An Early Death

Posted on October 22, 2011 by

(Dear Reader, have you missed any earlier scenes? Catch up with this link: Stalker) In 2009, I saw Stalker for the first time in decades; for the first time since 1970, in Patrick’s parents’ home in the Bronx, in their basement with the … Continue reading →

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Stalker, Scene 46, Gimme Some Truth

Posted on October 9, 2011 by

 (Dear Reader, have you missed any earlier scenes? Catch up with this link: Stalker) In the Summer of 2009, Stalker tells Baby a Story I was living with my parents. No shame there, even though I was nearly 29. I was glad … Continue reading →

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Stalker, Scene 45, Give Peace a Chance

Posted on October 8, 2011 by

(Dear Reader, have you missed any earlier scenes? Catch up with this link: Stalker) Fall 2009,  New York City It’s a small canvas bag from New York’s St. Luke’s-Roosevelt Hospital Center. The bag, wrapped in plastic, behind glass, is the … Continue reading →

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Stalker, Scene 44, Flower Beds

Posted on October 1, 2011 by

(Dear Reader, have you missed any earlier scenes? Catch up with this link: Stalker) Portland, Oregon.  1994 “I’m looking for a house.  It’s time for me to buy a house,” said James, sitting across the oak dining room table from me.  Doing the … Continue reading →

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Stalker, Scene 43, The Jar

Posted on September 24, 2011 by

(Dear Reader, have you missed any earlier scenes? Catch up with this link: Stalker) Portland, Oregon.  1990. What type of green fuzz is in this dusty, old, glass jam jar?  I held the jar up to the morning sunbeam, coming through the basement window.  I squinted, and … Continue reading →

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Stalker, Scene 42, Emergency Room

Posted on September 23, 2011 by

(Dear Reader, have you missed any earlier scenes? Catch up with this link: Stalker) Portland, Oregon.  1988 What if he never came home?  It was 3:00 a.m.  James had gone to a party, on the houseboat.  He hadn’t minded my staying home … Continue reading →

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Stalker, Scene 41, Too Big

Posted on September 16, 2011 by

(Dear Reader, have you missed any earlier scenes? Catch up with this link: Stalker) Portland, Oregon. Late 1980s The house was too big. James could fill it up, but without him . . . the house was too big for … Continue reading →

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Stalker, Scene 40, Beyond the Grave

Posted on September 15, 2011 by

(Dear Reader, have you missed any earlier scenes? Catch up with this link: Stalker) Today, 2011 What have I learned from Stalker? The memory banks of our brains operate in a FILO world.  First in, last out.  First memories in are the … Continue reading →

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Stalker, Scene 39, Paying the Price

Posted on September 5, 2011 by

(Dear Reader, have you missed any earlier scenes? Catch up with this link: Stalker) Portland, Oregon.  1986 A week after moving into the house, my mind snapped.  I was standing at the bottom of the front steps when it happened: … Continue reading →

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