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{t:"All Together Now... Judy Norman Band",p:4,x:608,y:491,w:239,h:22},
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{t:"Mamapalooza photos by Dino Anello of Anello Photography",p:4,x:529,y:690,w:391,h:14},
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{t:"A Moment In Time",p:7,x:60,y:56,w:282,h:48},
{t:"A Moment In Time",p:7,x:60,y:55,w:282,h:48},
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{t:"When Julie returned from the park, there w as a message on her",p:7,x:60,y:228,w:430,h:18},
{t:"answering machine.  It was Mike, calling from France.",p:7,x:60,y:246,w:371,h:16},
{t:"“The baby’s on the way!!” he had yelled into the phone",p:7,x:90,y:262,w:397,h:16},
{t:"excitedly.",p:7,x:60,y:278,w:64,h:16},
{t:"As Julie dialed the airport for flight information, she spread",p:7,x:90,y:294,w:395,h:16},
{t:"some things out onto the bed and began to pack light clothing,",p:7,x:60,y:310,w:425,h:16},
{t:"as it was an early spring.  Paris, Julie felt a tinge of excitement",p:7,x:60,y:326,w:431,h:16},
{t:"– April in Paris!  She suddenly recalled the perfume her mother",p:7,x:60,y:342,w:427,h:16},
{t:"used to wear with the enchanting fr agrance of sweet romance.",p:7,x:60,y:358,w:430,h:16},
{t:"And as if it had only been y esterday, remembered how her mom",p:7,x:60,y:374,w:429,h:16},
{t:"and dad would dance around the living room, holding each other",p:7,x:60,y:390,w:425,h:16},
{t:"so tightly, laughing and singing—and hugging. Memories of love",p:7,x:60,y:406,w:432,h:16},
{t:"and perfume, dancing and unity, made Julie yearn for Josh.",p:7,x:60,y:422,w:408,h:16},
{t:"On the plane, Julie thought about the balloons she had set",p:7,x:90,y:438,w:396,h:16},
{t:"free and wondered when her heart would be released from the",p:7,x:60,y:454,w:425,h:16},
{t:"grip of pain as Josh’s face intruded upon her every thought since",p:7,x:60,y:470,w:430,h:16},
{t:"she had left him in New York without even a goodbye.  That",p:7,x:60,y:486,w:431,h:16},
{t:"would have been too painful.  Fleeing seemed easier—but memo-",p:7,x:60,y:502,w:432,h:16},
{t:"ries of Josh accompanied her ev",p:7,x:60,y:518,w:227,h:16},
{t:"ery move, making the past",p:7,x:295,y:518,w:192,h:16},
{t:"months more than difficult, as she tried her best to concentr ate",p:7,x:60,y:534,w:432,h:16},
{t:"on hospital duties during her last y ear of training in Brussels.",p:7,x:60,y:550,w:420,h:16},
{t:"Mike and Jonathan helped Monica into the car, handling her like",p:7,x:60,y:582,w:432,h:18},
{t:"she was about to break at any moment.",p:7,x:60,y:600,w:274,h:16},
{t:"“Mon Cherie,” Jonathan settled in beside her in the back",p:7,x:90,y:616,w:397,h:16},
{t:"seat as Mike slid in behind the wheel.  “Oh m y love it ’s almost",p:7,x:60,y:632,w:431,h:16},
{t:"time!”  his face exploded with happiness and a red flush of anxi-",p:7,x:60,y:648,w:426,h:16},
{t:"ety.  “Are you ok?  Do you feel alright?  Does it hurt much?  How",p:7,x:60,y:664,w:427,h:16},
{t:"far apart are the pains?”",p:7,x:60,y:680,w:166,h:16},
{t:"“Jonathan,” Monica laughed softly as she sighed out a moan",p:7,x:90,y:696,w:396,h:16},
{t:"at the onset of another contraction that was following the last",p:7,x:60,y:712,w:430,h:16},
{t:"by only 3 minutes!  “Mik e…,”  she managed—hurry if y ou can.  I",p:7,x:60,y:728,w:431,h:16},
{t:"think it ’s close.…”",p:7,x:60,y:744,w:119,h:16},
{t:"A breath caught in Jonathan’s throat as he began to mutter",p:7,x:90,y:760,w:399,h:16},
{t:"incoherent phrases. “Il’la fin de s… Elle’la fin de s… Oh ma bonté…",p:7,x:60,y:776,w:430,h:16},
{t:"IL”LA FIN DE S! L’unité de micro…le Micro d’unité…le Micro nous",p:7,x:60,y:792,w:429,h:16},
{t:"est presque là-bas? Loin est comment l’hôpital… les lumières",p:7,x:60,y:808,w:425,h:16},
{t:"Rouges! Nous avons besoin d’une sirène sur cette voiture…”  (He’s",p:7,x:60,y:824,w:432,h:16},
{t:"close… She’s close…  Oh my goodness…  IT’S CL OSE!  Mike",p:7,x:60,y:840,w:432,h:16},
{t:"drive…drive Mike…Mike are we almost there?  How far is the",p:7,x:60,y:856,w:428,h:16},
{t:"hospital… Red lights!  We need a siren on this car… ”)",p:7,x:60,y:872,w:361,h:16},
{t:"Mike laughed, “Don’t worry.  Your official le chauffeur de",p:7,x:90,y:888,w:399,h:16},
{t:"prix de gran is behind the wheel – I test driv e jets in my spare",p:7,x:60,y:904,w:431,h:16},
{t:"time too—didn’t you two know that?”",p:7,x:60,y:920,w:253,h:16},
{t:"The plane circled the Paris Roissy Charles de Gaulle Airport.",p:7,x:60,y:952,w:428,h:18},
{t:"Julie could see the terminals spanning below .  The sky was clear",p:7,x:60,y:970,w:431,h:16},
{t:"and a beautiful blue with feather -like clouds in the distance.",p:7,x:60,y:986,w:429,h:16},
{t:"Runways glistened from a sudden spring shower and to Julie’ s",p:7,x:60,y:1002,w:432,h:16},
{t:"left, as she looked out the window, there was a pastel hint of",p:7,x:60,y:1018,w:430,h:16},
{t:"rainbow in the sky.  Julie felt she could almost reach out and",p:7,x:60,y:1034,w:427,h:16},
{t:"touch it—luck—good luck for Monica and Jonathan.  Julie’ s eyes",p:7,x:60,y:1050,w:432,h:16},
{t:"began to tear with happiness for them.",p:7,x:60,y:1066,w:264,h:16},
{t:"“Monica,” it was Mike’s turn to ask as he braked for a red",p:7,x:90,y:1082,w:401,h:16},
{t:"light.  “You doing ok hon?  We’ll have you there in....  Well I’ll be",p:7,x:60,y:1098,w:431,h:16},
{t:"damned,” he tensed.  “I’ll be really damned…if she doesn’",p:7,x:60,y:1114,w:395,h:16},
{t:"t re-",p:7,x:461,y:1114,w:30,h:16},
{t:"member me.”",p:7,x:60,y:1130,w:93,h:16},
{t:"The tall, lovely blonde began to cross the street, right in",p:7,x:90,y:1146,w:397,h:16},
{t:"front of the car; Mike let out a low whistle – she turned—he",p:7,x:60,y:1162,w:428,h:16},
{t:"called, “Veronica!”",p:7,x:60,y:1178,w:124,h:16},
{t:"She was both stunning and stunned.  Then a sudden famil-",p:7,x:90,y:1194,w:396,h:16},
{t:"iar smile spread across her face and Mik e motioned her to the",p:7,x:60,y:1210,w:430,h:16},
{t:"car.",p:7,x:60,y:1226,w:24,h:16},
{t:"Victoria Valentine",p:7,x:197,y:165,w:131,h:20},
{t:"“Hop in – this is a once in a lifetime ev ent you’re about to",p:7,x:542,y:407,w:401,h:16},
{t:"be in on.”  He pointed to the back seat where Jonathan cr adled",p:7,x:512,y:423,w:432,h:16},
{t:"Monica as he coached her ‘slow breathing’ each time a contr",p:7,x:512,y:439,w:404,h:16},
{t:"ac-",p:7,x:924,y:439,w:21,h:16},
{t:"tion hit.  “What are you doing in Paris anyway?”  Mike was con-",p:7,x:512,y:455,w:431,h:16},
{t:"fused, happy, exited, and hopeful. For a fleeting moment he",p:7,x:512,y:471,w:429,h:16},
{t:"recalled their last encounter at the airport and the look of con-",p:7,x:512,y:487,w:425,h:16},
{t:"cern on Veronica’s face as he lay on the stretcher, with a bullet",p:7,x:512,y:503,w:431,h:16},
{t:"in his chest. She had promised to see him again,  ‘with her ey",p:7,x:512,y:519,w:407,h:16},
{t:"es’",p:7,x:926,y:519,w:18,h:16},
{t:"and although he had given up any real hope of seeing her again—",p:7,x:512,y:535,w:431,h:16},
{t:"damn, he now thought, here she is!",p:7,x:512,y:551,w:242,h:16},
{t:"“I’m on a photo shoot,” she smiled thru peach colored lips—",p:7,x:542,y:567,w:398,h:16},
{t:"and Mike noticed she looked very happy….as well as overwhelm-",p:7,x:512,y:583,w:431,h:16},
{t:"ingly gorgeous.  He fought off that roller coaster sensation he",p:7,x:512,y:599,w:425,h:16},
{t:"remembered from the airport in New Y ork, the last time he had",p:7,x:512,y:615,w:429,h:16},
{t:"seen her, the look in her eyes when she pressed his hand.",p:7,x:512,y:631,w:397,h:16},
{t:"“Did you call ahead?”  she asked turning to see how Monica",p:7,x:542,y:647,w:399,h:16},
{t:"was doing in the back seat.",p:7,x:512,y:663,w:185,h:16},
{t:"“Yes, Dr. Tessier is waiting for us,” Jonathan replied.",p:7,x:512,y:679,w:356,h:16},
{t:"“It’s COMINGGGGGGGGGGGGG,” Monica suddenly screamed",p:7,x:512,y:695,w:414,h:16},
{t:"and Mike hit the gas.",p:7,x:512,y:711,w:142,h:16},
{t:"Julie entered the terminal, picked up her luggage and was out",p:7,x:512,y:743,w:432,h:18},
{t:"the door, hurriedly boarding an air shuttle that would tak e her",p:7,x:512,y:761,w:432,h:16},
{t:"to the hospital. The day was warm and sweet—as would be the",p:7,x:512,y:777,w:431,h:16},
{t:"little happy bundle that was now on the way.  She hoped she’d",p:7,x:512,y:793,w:430,h:16},
{t:"make it in time to experience the ex citement. At that moment in",p:7,x:512,y:809,w:431,h:16},
{t:"time, thoughts of Josh were buried beneath anticipation.  It w",p:7,x:512,y:825,w:410,h:16},
{t:"as",p:7,x:929,y:825,w:15,h:16},
{t:"not often Julie experienced peace of mind.",p:7,x:512,y:841,w:288,h:16},
{t:"The hospital complex was large and bustling with visitors",p:7,x:542,y:857,w:398,h:16},
{t:"and staff.  Julie walked as quickly as she could without breaking",p:7,x:512,y:873,w:427,h:16},
{t:"into a run.  She was immediately drawn to this facility and was",p:7,x:512,y:889,w:432,h:16},
{t:"in the process of making a split second decision v owing that",p:7,x:512,y:905,w:431,h:16},
{t:"she’d work in this very pediatric unit when she heard him.",p:7,x:512,y:921,w:397,h:16},
{t:"“You made it!”  Mike hurried to greet his sister with a bear",p:7,x:542,y:937,w:398,h:16},
{t:"hug and a big kiss on the cheek.",p:7,x:512,y:953,w:220,h:16},
{t:"“The baby’s not here yet?”",p:7,x:542,y:969,w:182,h:16},
{t:"“Almost time,” he took her arm,  “thought I’d be deliv ering",p:7,x:542,y:985,w:402,h:16},
{t:"it in the car, ” his smile was disarming as he shot a glance at",p:7,x:512,y:1001,w:428,h:16},
{t:"Veronica  who waiting outside the delivery room, smiling broadly,",p:7,x:512,y:1017,w:432,h:16},
{t:"and there was something else.  Besides a smile, Mik e saw some-",p:7,x:512,y:1033,w:431,h:16},
{t:"thing else in her eyes; something that made him want to rush",p:7,x:512,y:1049,w:431,h:16},
{t:"her—sweep her off her feet.  Love…he knew it now.  Love!  Mike",p:7,x:512,y:1065,w:432,h:16},
{t:"was in love!  And from the look in her ey es, Veronica was feeling",p:7,x:512,y:1081,w:431,h:16},
{t:"a similar sensation.",p:7,x:512,y:1097,w:131,h:16},
{t:"“Nothing like a baby to warm things up, ” he muttered under",p:7,x:542,y:1113,w:400,h:16},
{t:"his breath as he reached her side and instinctiv ely put his arm",p:7,x:512,y:1129,w:430,h:16},
{t:"around her shoulders.",p:7,x:512,y:1145,w:149,h:16},
{t:"Before the three could make their way to the arm chaired",p:7,x:542,y:1161,w:400,h:16},
{t:"waiting room, Jonathan came bounding through the deliv",p:7,x:512,y:1177,w:401,h:16},
{t:"ery",p:7,x:923,y:1177,w:21,h:16},
{t:"room doors, feet barely touching the polished tiled floor .  He",p:7,x:512,y:1193,w:432,h:16},
{t:"was beaming.",p:7,x:512,y:1209,w:93,h:16},
{t:"Continued on page 63",p:7,x:796,y:1228,w:130,h:13},
{t:"“Victoria Lost Poetry”",p:7,x:516,y:374,w:163,h:23},
{t:"“Victoria Lost Poetry”",p:7,x:516,y:373,w:163,h:23},
{t:"“Victoria Lost Poetry”",p:7,x:516,y:374,w:163,h:23},
{t:" Skyline Magazine",p:8,x:60,y:1257,w:130,h:16},
{t:"                             May June 2004",p:8,x:660,y:1257,w:258,h:16},
{t:"8",p:8,x:498,y:1259,w:10,h:16},
{t:"On a cold, windy and",p:8,x:783,y:81,w:150,h:16},
{t:"rain-soaked night in No-",p:8,x:783,y:96,w:160,h:16},
{t:"vember of 2003, I em-",p:8,x:783,y:111,w:159,h:16},
{t:"barked on a trip to At-",p:8,x:783,y:126,w:161,h:16},
{t:"lantic Beach, North",p:8,x:783,y:141,w:138,h:16},
{t:"Carolina, aboard a com-",p:8,x:783,y:156,w:158,h:16},
{t:"muter jet, just a three-",p:8,x:783,y:171,w:158,h:16},
{t:"hour hop from New York",p:8,x:783,y:186,w:161,h:16},
{t:"City,  followed by a gru-",p:8,x:783,y:201,w:160,h:16},
{t:"eling three-hour car ride",p:8,x:783,y:216,w:160,h:16},
{t:"to the Atlantic coast.",p:8,x:783,y:231,w:140,h:16},
{t:"What w as the",p:8,x:813,y:246,w:125,h:16},
{t:"reason for m y trip? It",p:8,x:783,y:261,w:158,h:16},
{t:"was to hear a band live",p:8,x:783,y:276,w:161,h:16},
{t:"in concert, a band",p:8,x:783,y:291,w:139,h:16},
{t:"known to me at the time",p:8,x:783,y:306,w:160,h:16},
{t:"only as PMF . I was in",p:8,x:783,y:321,w:159,h:16},
{t:"search of the creators of",p:8,x:783,y:336,w:159,h:16},
{t:"a hit song “W",p:8,x:783,y:351,w:103,h:16},
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{t:"Time” which had",p:8,x:783,y:366,w:143,h:16},
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{t:"music charts for the last",p:8,x:783,y:396,w:158,h:16},
{t:"16 weeks.",p:8,x:783,y:411,w:68,h:16},
{t:"The wind howled as",p:8,x:813,y:426,w:129,h:16},
{t:"I approached the venue,",p:8,x:783,y:442,w:161,h:16},
{t:"only to be eerily quieted",p:8,x:783,y:458,w:158,h:16},
{t:"by the band playing inside. As I walked through the doors I",p:8,x:512,y:474,w:429,h:16},
{t:"knew there was something more to PMF than met the ear .",p:8,x:512,y:490,w:400,h:16},
{t:"PMF not only had a unique and complete sound, there w as",p:8,x:542,y:506,w:402,h:16},
{t:"an electric charge on stage, none that I had ev er seen before.",p:8,x:512,y:521,w:431,h:16},
{t:"My tired eyes and tired legs immediately took on their second",p:8,x:512,y:536,w:426,h:16},
{t:"wind.",p:8,x:512,y:551,w:36,h:16},
{t:"Who am I? I am an Artist Manager from New Y ork City; I",p:8,x:542,y:566,w:402,h:16},
{t:"am here to unravel the mystic of this band. Whom now are m y",p:8,x:512,y:581,w:432,h:16},
{t:"clients...Here is their story...",p:8,x:512,y:596,w:196,h:16},
{t:"PMF recently defined as PAST MEETS FUTURE, is a Rock and",p:8,x:542,y:611,w:402,h:16},
{t:"Roll band unlike any other, their roots in Southern Rock have",p:8,x:512,y:626,w:432,h:16},
{t:"grown into more than that.",p:8,x:512,y:641,w:183,h:16},
{t:"The band began its journey in 1999, with members JD",p:8,x:542,y:656,w:387,h:16},
{t:"Jackson on guitar, Gertie Herring on Bass, Chris Jones on guitar",p:8,x:512,y:671,w:427,h:16},
{t:"and vocals, and Joey Prescott on drums. Combined talent with",p:8,x:512,y:686,w:426,h:16},
{t:"the experience of seasoned Rockers, this band knows how to",p:8,x:512,y:701,w:429,h:16},
{t:"ROCK.",p:8,x:512,y:716,w:43,h:16},
{t:"Today the band’s manager, Robert Tuozzo, is shopping their",p:8,x:542,y:731,w:400,h:16},
{t:"industry demo. PMF has been offered sever al deals, but are",p:8,x:512,y:746,w:429,h:16},
{t:"digesting the offers and awaiting the right one.",p:8,x:512,y:761,w:322,h:16},
{t:"PMF has been chosen to appear at The New Y ork International",p:8,x:542,y:776,w:403,h:16},
{t:"Music Festival in April of this y ear. This annual event brings",p:8,x:512,y:791,w:428,h:16},
{t:"together artists, record labels, publicists, and industry leaders.",p:8,x:512,y:806,w:425,h:16},
{t:"Past Meets Future is “Where we’v e been, Where we are,",p:8,x:542,y:821,w:400,h:16},
{t:"and Where we are",p:8,x:512,y:836,w:129,h:16},
{t:"going” said Gertie",p:8,x:512,y:851,w:124,h:16},
{t:"Herring in a recent",p:8,x:512,y:866,w:133,h:16},
{t:"interview, just after",p:8,x:512,y:881,w:134,h:16},
{t:"completing a benefit",p:8,x:512,y:896,w:134,h:16},
{t:"show for two",p:8,x:512,y:911,w:120,h:16},
{t:"seriously injured",p:8,x:512,y:926,w:114,h:16},
{t:"crash victims. “PMF",p:8,x:512,y:941,w:133,h:16},
{t:"is about giving back",p:8,x:512,y:956,w:132,h:16},
{t:"what was so freely",p:8,x:512,y:971,w:133,h:16},
{t:"given to us,",p:8,x:512,y:986,w:85,h:16},
{t:"” said",p:8,x:603,y:986,w:40,h:16},
{t:"Chris Jones on that",p:8,x:512,y:1001,w:133,h:16},
{t:"same evening.",p:8,x:512,y:1016,w:99,h:16},
{t:"This is a show",p:8,x:542,y:1031,w:95,h:16},
{t:"you DON’T want to",p:8,x:512,y:1046,w:129,h:16},
{t:"miss. PMF’s tour",p:8,x:512,y:1061,w:111,h:16},
{t:"dates can be found",p:8,x:512,y:1076,w:129,h:16},
{t:"on their site or @",p:8,x:512,y:1091,w:118,h:16},
{t:"www.Pollstar.com",p:8,x:512,y:1106,w:119,h:16},
{t:"Past Meets Future",p:8,x:70,y:58,w:415,h:42},
{t:"Chris Jones",p:8,x:224,y:758,w:103,h:19},
{t:"JD Jackson",p:8,x:230,y:1205,w:90,h:18},
{t:"(photo by Don)",p:8,x:132,y:1225,w:77,h:11},
{t:"(“Gertie” photo by Ozzy)",p:8,x:458,y:1225,w:143,h:14},
{t:"For more information about the",p:8,x:425,y:1127,w:213,h:16},
{t:"band please visit them at",p:8,x:446,y:1144,w:171,h:16},
{t:"PastMeetsFuture.com",p:8,x:460,y:1160,w:143,h:16},
{t:"PMF",p:8,x:520,y:1189,w:26,h:16},
{t:"By  RobertTuozzo.com",p:8,x:457,y:1205,w:151,h:16},
{t:"Joey Prescott",p:8,x:739,y:1197,w:108,h:18},
{t:"(photo by Michelle Nelms)",p:8,x:797,y:1224,w:133,h:11},
{t:"Gertie Herring",p:8,x:527,y:432,w:116,h:18},
{t:"(photo by Michelle Nelms)",p:8,x:67,y:733,w:133,h:11},
{t:" Arts & Entertainment",p:9,x:60,y:1255,w:159,h:16},
{t:"                                  “Reach for the Sky...”",p:9,x:599,y:1255,w:330,h:16},
{t:"9",p:9,x:495,y:1259,w:10,h:16},
{t:"CELEBRATION",p:9,x:527,y:67,w:410,h:28},
{t:"OF CELTS",p:9,x:599,y:103,w:266,h:28},
{t:"PRESENTS",p:9,x:624,y:154,w:213,h:19},
{t:"PAN-CELTIC GAMES",p:9,x:537,y:182,w:387,h:19},
{t:"Rob Roy & His Swords",p:9,x:194,y:1208,w:146,h:14},
{t:"Scott Ian Barry of the Macpherson Clan",p:9,x:135,y:1226,w:262,h:14},
{t:"John Spoore, RVM, personal",p:9,x:77,y:847,w:174,h:14},
{t:"piper to Queen Elizabeth,",p:9,x:86,y:864,w:156,h:14},
{t:" The Queen Mother",p:9,x:106,y:881,w:117,h:14},
{t:"Caber Toss",p:9,x:335,y:845,w:81,h:16},
{t:"Celts logo created  by Richard Skiermont",p:9,x:73,y:464,w:222,h:14},
{t:"From Patrick King’s Film, “When The Pipers Play”",p:9,x:541,y:1224,w:369,h:16},
{t:"EVENT TO FEATURE BLACK 47, ENTER THE HAGGIS ,",p:9,x:529,y:213,w:398,h:18},
{t:"MARY FAHL AT SUNSET CONCERT. ISLA ST CLAIR",p:9,x:540,y:231,w:374,h:18},
{t:"CLANNA AN DRUMMA FROM SCOTLAND & MORE!",p:9,x:541,y:249,w:372,h:18},
{t:"TICKET DISCOUNTS: A two-dollar discount is offered",p:9,x:518,y:283,w:416,h:18},
{t:"for advance purchases of tickets ordered",p:9,x:572,y:301,w:311,h:18},
{t:"ONLINE www.celebrationofcelts.com",p:9,x:589,y:319,w:276,h:18},
{t:"or by calling 518-851-9670.",p:9,x:620,y:337,w:212,h:18},
{t:"Full Celtic Games run gamut from par ade of the Celts to",p:9,x:513,y:367,w:428,h:18},
{t:"Parade of the Celtic Animals.",p:9,x:618,y:385,w:217,h:18},
{t:"Hudson, New York: on May 8th, 2004, the gently rolling hills",p:9,x:512,y:414,w:428,h:16},
{t:"of western Columbia County will ring with the skirl of massed",p:9,x:512,y:430,w:428,h:16},
{t:"bagpipe bands, the click of step-dancing shoes and the march-",p:9,x:512,y:445,w:425,h:16},
{t:"ing feet of hundreds who trace their ancestry to the Celtic na-",p:9,x:512,y:460,w:428,h:16},
{t:"tions, as Celebration of Celts opening ceremonies salutes a da y",p:9,x:512,y:476,w:432,h:16},
{t:"of heritage, history, fun, music and dance for all ages.",p:9,x:512,y:491,w:370,h:16},
{t:"The Celebration of Celts Games are devoted to honoring all",p:9,x:542,y:506,w:400,h:16},
{t:"of the seven Celtic nations: Ireland, Scotland, W ales, Cornwall,",p:9,x:512,y:522,w:432,h:16},
{t:"Isle of Man, Brittany and Galithia in Spain. The games run the",p:9,x:512,y:537,w:427,h:16},
{t:"gamut from massed pipe bands from all o ver the northeast to a",p:9,x:512,y:552,w:430,h:16},
{t:"Sunset Concert featuring Black 47, Enter the Haggis and Mary",p:9,x:512,y:568,w:425,h:16},
{t:"Fahl. In the afternoon a separate SunShine Concert will feature:",p:9,x:512,y:583,w:428,h:16},
{t:"Isla St. Clair, Pipe Major John Spoor, RVM and piper to the Queen",p:9,x:512,y:598,w:429,h:16},
{t:"Mum, Kelli Trottier, Toronad from Brittany, a Welsh Choir, massed",p:9,x:512,y:614,w:432,h:16},
{t:"bands and individual pipe band performances, Colin Grant Adams",p:9,x:512,y:629,w:432,h:16},
{t:"and more performers to be added.",p:9,x:512,y:644,w:235,h:16},
{t:"Vistors to the Games can look forw ard to a wide variety of",p:9,x:542,y:660,w:402,h:16},
{t:"special demonstrations such as Heavy Athletics, Celtic Tug-O-",p:9,x:512,y:675,w:432,h:16},
{t:"War, Tug-off, Sheep Herding, A Celtic Castle especially for chil-",p:9,x:512,y:690,w:426,h:16},
{t:"dren featuring the Story Tellers, arts and crafts and a special",p:9,x:512,y:706,w:430,h:16},
{t:"history lesson from Rob Roy and his Living History of Swords.",p:9,x:512,y:721,w:425,h:16},
{t:"For those who like to shop, the Celtic Market Place will be",p:9,x:542,y:736,w:400,h:16},
{t:"filled with vendors selling clothing, pottery , keepsakes, kilts,",p:9,x:512,y:752,w:430,h:16},
{t:"jewelry and one-of-a-kind crafts. For those who are hungry, Celtic",p:9,x:512,y:767,w:432,h:16},
{t:"foods will fill the air with delicious scents and of course beers",p:9,x:512,y:782,w:425,h:16},
{t:"from the seven nations will keep anyone from thirst.",p:9,x:512,y:798,w:359,h:16},
{t:"Gates open at 9:00 AM and tick ets are $12.00 for adults,",p:9,x:542,y:813,w:399,h:16},
{t:"$10.00 for Children and kids under six are free. A two-dollar",p:9,x:512,y:828,w:425,h:16},
{t:"discount is offered for advance purchases of tickets and they",p:9,x:512,y:844,w:431,h:16},
{t:"may be ordered online or by calling 518-851-9670.",p:9,x:512,y:859,w:351,h:16},
{t:"“We are excited about Celebration of Celts and it should",p:9,x:542,y:874,w:399,h:16},
{t:"become an annual event the second Saturday in May,” says Anne",p:9,x:512,y:890,w:432,h:16},
{t:"Macpherson (see page 33.)",p:9,x:512,y:905,w:184,h:16},
{t:"For more information on Celebration of Celts, go to",p:9,x:567,y:920,w:350,h:16},
{t:"www.celebrationofcelts.com or call Anne Macpherson at",p:9,x:537,y:936,w:378,h:16},
{t:"518-851-9670.   storm@mhcable.com",p:9,x:597,y:951,w:259,h:16},
{t:"Celebration of Celts is a not for profit corpor ation. The proceeds",p:9,x:512,y:976,w:430,h:16},
{t:"after expenses will benefit the Irish Cultur",p:9,x:512,y:992,w:297,h:16},
{t:"al Center in East",p:9,x:822,y:992,w:118,h:16},
{t:"Durham, the National Scottish Cultur al Center in Albany, now",p:9,x:512,y:1007,w:432,h:16},
{t:"being created, and the Schenectady Pipe Band.",p:9,x:512,y:1022,w:320,h:16},
{t:" Skyline Magazine",p:10,x:60,y:1257,w:130,h:16},
{t:"                             May June 2004",p:10,x:660,y:1257,w:258,h:16},
{t:"10",p:10,x:493,y:1259,w:20,h:16},
{t:"Roses are red",p:10,x:206,y:621,w:139,h:20},
{t:"Violets are blue",p:10,x:193,y:641,w:164,h:20},
{t:"I asked God to bless this rose,",p:10,x:121,y:661,w:306,h:20},
{t:"before I gave it to you.",p:10,x:157,y:681,w:236,h:20},
{t:"Happy Mother’s Day",p:10,x:180,y:701,w:190,h:20},
{t:"Love Natalie",p:10,x:213,y:721,w:124,h:20},
{t:"“Natalie’s Rose” by William J. Garvey",p:10,x:119,y:575,w:320,h:18},
{t:"Mother’ s Day Greetings",p:10,x:92,y:74,w:369,h:48},
{t:"Miles couldn’t part us - neither will time.",p:10,x:83,y:785,w:380,h:18},
{t:"Forever in our hearts dearest Marian Rose.",p:10,x:75,y:803,w:395,h:18},
{t:"Love from your Family!",p:10,x:171,y:821,w:207,h:18},
{t:"To one of the best Moms I know, Cindy.",p:10,x:101,y:925,w:345,h:18},
{t:"Love Mom",p:10,x:235,y:943,w:81,h:18},
{t:"“Shubhoshree” by Amitabh Mitra",p:10,x:571,y:611,w:312,h:20},
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{t:"                                  “Reach for the Sky...”",p:11,x:599,y:1255,w:330,h:16},
{t:"11",p:11,x:490,y:1259,w:20,h:16},
{t:"Happy Mother’ s Day Greetings",p:11,x:298,y:56,w:415,h:40},
{t:"My Mom, Mrs. Florence Mullo,",p:11,x:158,y:111,w:232,h:16},
{t:"From her oldest son, Marc Mullo",p:11,x:140,y:127,w:267,h:16},
{t:"Roses are red, Violets are blue, Have a great day,",p:11,x:69,y:152,w:406,h:16},
{t:"From me to you! Happy Mother's Day Mom! You're the",p:11,x:63,y:168,w:419,h:16},
{t:"best mom in the world! Thanks for everything over",p:11,x:66,y:184,w:412,h:16},
{t:"the years, especially, your cooking! I'll never",p:11,x:88,y:200,w:368,h:16},
{t:"forget you! I love you! From your son, Marc. P.S.",p:11,x:77,y:216,w:391,h:16},
{t:"Take the day off! XOXOXO!",p:11,x:170,y:232,w:209,h:16},
{t:"Dearest Mother,",p:11,x:211,y:274,w:126,h:16},
{t:"I knew you not, however your love has always",p:11,x:84,y:290,w:378,h:16},
{t:"surrounded me like a warm breeze, a tepid tidal",p:11,x:77,y:306,w:391,h:16},
{t:"pool.  I am blessed knowing there is always an",p:11,x:83,y:322,w:378,h:16},
{t:"angel on my shoulder.  Where ever you are, who",p:11,x:77,y:338,w:391,h:16},
{t:"ever you are, Happy Mother's Day. I love you",p:11,x:93,y:354,w:360,h:16},
{t:"Happy Mother's Day",p:11,x:198,y:406,w:153,h:16},
{t:"To Someone Special",p:11,x:199,y:422,w:150,h:16},
{t:"We both love you Very Much!",p:11,x:158,y:438,w:232,h:16},
{t:"Love Always,",p:11,x:225,y:454,w:101,h:16},
{t:"Eva & Mike",p:11,x:234,y:470,w:82,h:16},
{t:"Happy Mother's Day",p:11,x:198,y:520,w:153,h:16},
{t:"Margaret LeBouef",p:11,x:204,y:536,w:141,h:16},
{t:" With lots of love!",p:11,x:198,y:552,w:152,h:16},
{t:"Jackie, Pam, B. B., Henry",p:11,x:183,y:568,w:181,h:16},
{t:"and your son and daughter-in-laws,",p:11,x:130,y:584,w:287,h:16},
{t:"and grandchildren!",p:11,x:198,y:600,w:152,h:16},
{t:"Happy Mother's Day",p:11,x:205,y:647,w:153,h:16},
{t:"Ethel Daugherity (granny)",p:11,x:180,y:663,w:204,h:16},
{t:"You are an inspiration to all of us.",p:11,x:134,y:679,w:293,h:16},
{t:"Wise, kind, strong understanding.",p:11,x:150,y:695,w:262,h:16},
{t:"Everything we want to be we have you to learn",p:11,x:87,y:711,w:387,h:16},
{t:"from.",p:11,x:263,y:727,w:40,h:16},
{t:"Love Patrick, Bev, and Family",p:11,x:165,y:743,w:232,h:16},
{t:"Happy Mother's Day",p:11,x:198,y:779,w:153,h:16},
{t:"Oral Mae Senseney",p:11,x:201,y:795,w:146,h:16},
{t:"We love you; Your Children & Grandchildren",p:11,x:95,y:811,w:357,h:16},
{t:"Happy Mother's Day Judy",p:11,x:178,y:854,w:193,h:16},
{t:"With all my love Ken & the Children",p:11,x:127,y:870,w:293,h:16},
{t:"Thank you so much Victoria, you will make these",p:11,x:76,y:1118,w:393,h:16},
{t:"Moms’ day.",p:11,x:236,y:1134,w:79,h:16},
{t:"Hugs; Johnnie",p:11,x:225,y:1150,w:100,h:16},
{t:"Happy Mother’s Day Johnnie!  You never forget me:)",p:11,x:71,y:1224,w:404,h:16},
{t:"To All Moms, Wives, Daughters, Sisters,",p:11,x:120,y:932,w:307,h:16},
{t:"Grandmothers, Friends, Lovers, Sweethearts,",p:11,x:98,y:948,w:349,h:16},
{t:"Happy Mother’s Day from",p:11,x:176,y:964,w:197,h:16},
{t:" Victoria and All of Skyline!",p:11,x:158,y:980,w:231,h:16},
{t:"May your days shine bright",p:11,x:165,y:996,w:218,h:16},
{t:"Your burdens be light",p:11,x:185,y:1012,w:178,h:16},
{t:"Love wrap you ever so tight",p:11,x:159,y:1028,w:229,h:16},
{t:"May all the hearts you’ve warmed be close tonight!",p:11,x:63,y:1044,w:418,h:16},
{t:"Always walk in love and peace.",p:11,x:147,y:1060,w:253,h:16},
{t:"Dear Jamie—",p:11,x:683,y:111,w:88,h:16},
{t:"On this, your first Mother’s day as a mom, we wish",p:11,x:522,y:143,w:406,h:16},
{t:"you all of the best.",p:11,x:645,y:159,w:163,h:16},
{t:"Thank you for all of the love you give to us; we",p:11,x:525,y:175,w:401,h:16},
{t:"love you more than we",p:11,x:634,y:191,w:185,h:16},
{t:"can express.",p:11,x:678,y:207,w:98,h:16},
{t:"With all of our hearts,",p:11,x:631,y:239,w:191,h:16},
{t:"Tom and Eve",p:11,x:679,y:255,w:96,h:16},
{t:"Happy Mother’s Day Mom",p:11,x:632,y:739,w:190,h:16},
{t:"Love",p:11,x:711,y:755,w:34,h:16},
{t:"Nick, Matt, Lucy & Polo Pony",p:11,x:611,y:771,w:230,h:16},
{t:"Happy Anniversary",p:11,x:645,y:826,w:165,h:18},
{t:"Johnnie Oakes",p:11,x:668,y:844,w:118,h:18},
{t:"One Year ago This Issue",p:11,x:622,y:862,w:210,h:18},
{t:"you became a forever member of",p:11,x:580,y:881,w:293,h:18},
{t:"skyline magazine!",p:11,x:651,y:899,w:151,h:18},
{t:"Thinking Of You",p:11,x:630,y:1012,w:196,h:22},
{t:"I only think of you in the darkness of the night",p:11,x:532,y:1075,w:319,h:16},
{t:"I only think of you in the warmth of the sunlight",p:11,x:532,y:1091,w:330,h:16},
{t:"I only think of you when the rain is pouring down",p:11,x:532,y:1107,w:338,h:16},
{t:"I only think of you when snow covers the ground",p:11,x:532,y:1123,w:336,h:16},
{t:"I only think of you as I lie down to sleep",p:11,x:532,y:1139,w:276,h:16},
{t:"It’s only then that thoughts of y ou seem to run very deep",p:11,x:532,y:1155,w:397,h:16},
{t:"I only think of you when I hear our special song",p:11,x:532,y:1171,w:328,h:16},
{t:"And when I’m with another, but not for very long",p:11,x:532,y:1187,w:337,h:16},
{t:"I only think of you winter, spring, summer and fall",p:11,x:532,y:1203,w:344,h:16},
{t:"As you can plainly see, I rarely think of you at all",p:11,x:532,y:1219,w:338,h:16},
{t:"Published in May/June 2003 Skyline",p:11,x:592,y:945,w:270,h:20},
{t:" Skyline Magazine",p:12,x:60,y:1257,w:130,h:16},
{t:"                             May June 2004",p:12,x:660,y:1257,w:258,h:16},
{t:"12",p:12,x:493,y:1259,w:20,h:16},
{t:"Prepped For Lif e",p:12,x:193,y:60,w:273,h:61},
{t:"Jane Thompson",p:12,x:284,y:120,w:95,h:22},
{t:"The Preps followed up with another huge hit, “Big Man,” in",p:12,x:90,y:499,w:402,h:16},
{t:"1958. It was inspired by a popular expression of the time, “big",p:12,x:60,y:515,w:430,h:16},
{t:"man on campus” and had a pounding piano intro that flirted",p:12,x:60,y:531,w:429,h:16},
{t:"with rock n’ roll. Their later hits, “Down By the Station,",p:12,x:60,y:547,w:393,h:16},
{t:"”",p:12,x:486,y:547,w:6,h:16},
{t:"“Cinderella” and “Got a Girl” combined their irrev erent humor",p:12,x:60,y:563,w:431,h:16},
{t:"with an infectious beat and their unique harmon y kept them on",p:12,x:60,y:579,w:431,h:16},
{t:"top.",p:12,x:60,y:595,w:26,h:16},
{t:"I was your average starry-eyed teeny-bopper at the time,",p:12,x:90,y:611,w:402,h:16},
{t:"younger than a child of the same age toda y, rushing home after",p:12,x:60,y:627,w:430,h:16},
{t:"school every day to watch the top performers on ",p:12,x:60,y:643,w:353,h:16},
{t:"“American",p:12,x:422,y:643,w:68,h:16},
{t:"Bandstand” and listening to AM Radio every night. Radio pretty",p:12,x:60,y:659,w:432,h:16},
{t:"much followed Clark’s lead, and the songs we heard on Bandstand",p:12,x:60,y:675,w:434,h:16},
{t:"were echoed on our local stations. A 45 record w as only a dollar",p:12,x:60,y:691,w:431,h:16},
{t:"then, but then again, a dollar was harder to come by. The biggest",p:12,x:60,y:707,w:431,h:16},
{t:"difference was that stars were much closer to their audiences in",p:12,x:60,y:723,w:428,h:16},
{t:"those days; you could often sneak backstage at the smaller",p:12,x:60,y:739,w:424,h:16},
{t:"concerts and get an autograph. They were always given willingly",p:12,x:60,y:755,w:431,h:16},
{t:"and my collection included Bobby Darin, Bobby Rydell, Fabian,",p:12,x:60,y:771,w:431,h:16},
{t:"Ricky Nelson, and other “teenage idols” .",p:12,x:60,y:787,w:276,h:16},
{t:"Of course one of the groups we w atched on Bandstand was",p:12,x:90,y:803,w:402,h:16},
{t:"the Preps. I had a crush on the redhead with freckles. His name",p:12,x:60,y:819,w:430,h:16},
{t:"was Marv, and he was the high tenor. Glen, the baritone, was",p:12,x:60,y:835,w:432,h:16},
{t:"blond and so good-looking it was downright scary, and Ed, the",p:12,x:60,y:851,w:431,h:16},
{t:"bass, was six-six, dark, and quiet. Bruce, the lead singer , was",p:12,x:60,y:867,w:432,h:16},
{t:"short and skinny, always talking and clowning, the most outgoing",p:12,x:60,y:883,w:430,h:16},
{t:"of the group and the one the audience invariably remembered. ",p:12,x:60,y:899,w:430,h:16},
{t:"In 1959, my local radio station, WKY in Oklahoma City",p:12,x:90,y:915,w:391,h:16},
{t:",",p:12,x:487,y:915,w:4,h:16},
{t:"staged a huge promotional contest “Win a Date with the Four",p:12,x:60,y:931,w:432,h:16},
{t:"Preps.” I entered of course. Funny how well you can remember",p:12,x:60,y:947,w:431,h:16},
{t:"some seemingly insignificant things. I was in the kitchen a few",p:12,x:60,y:963,w:430,h:16},
{t:"weeks later when my mother told me I had a phone call. I knew",p:12,x:60,y:979,w:428,h:16},
{t:"the names and voices of all the DJs on WKY, of course, but",p:12,x:60,y:995,w:430,h:16},
{t:"before I could even start to be puzzled about why Danny Williams",p:12,x:60,y:1011,w:431,h:16},
{t:"was calling ME, he told me that I had won. I was chosen for a",p:12,x:60,y:1027,w:430,h:16},
{t:"date with the",p:12,x:368,y:1043,w:108,h:16},
{t:"Preps. I",p:12,x:368,y:1059,w:52,h:16},
{t:"screamed, “No , I",p:12,x:368,y:1075,w:124,h:16},
{t:"didn’ t, I didn’",p:12,x:368,y:1091,w:98,h:16},
{t:"t!”",p:12,x:475,y:1091,w:17,h:16},
{t:"Dann y finally",p:12,x:368,y:1107,w:113,h:16},
{t:"calmed me down",p:12,x:368,y:1123,w:118,h:16},
{t:"and assured me",p:12,x:368,y:1139,w:112,h:16},
{t:"that indeed I had",p:12,x:368,y:1155,w:122,h:16},
{t:"and then filled my",p:12,x:368,y:1171,w:123,h:16},
{t:"mother in on the",p:12,x:368,y:1187,w:119,h:16},
{t:"details, which I",p:12,x:368,y:1203,w:106,h:16},
{t:"was in no condition",p:12,x:368,y:1219,w:125,h:16},
{t:"to comprehend. She carefully noted where I needed to b",p:12,x:512,y:498,w:402,h:16},
{t:"e",p:12,x:937,y:498,w:7,h:16},
{t:"dropped off; that I would be properly taken care of ",p:12,x:512,y:514,w:371,h:16},
{t:"and",p:12,x:919,y:514,w:24,h:16},
{t:"chaperoned, have dinner and enjoy time backstage with the",p:12,x:512,y:530,w:423,h:16},
{t:"Preps and then have a front row seat for their concert.  ",p:12,x:512,y:546,w:388,h:16},
{t:"I was enormously excited, but also cautious and more than",p:12,x:542,y:562,w:402,h:16},
{t:"a little skeptical. I figured that, of course, the Preps were being",p:12,x:512,y:578,w:430,h:16},
{t:"paid to have this “date” with me, and I was pretty sure that",p:12,x:512,y:594,w:431,h:16},
{t:"they, being big stars and all, would not be too interested in a",p:12,x:512,y:610,w:428,h:16},
{t:"14-year-old fan. They had just come from singing in “Gidget,",p:12,x:512,y:626,w:421,h:16},
{t:"”",p:12,x:939,y:626,w:6,h:16},
{t:"one of the most successful teenage movies of all time. They",p:12,x:512,y:642,w:430,h:16},
{t:"were huge; I had visions of being ignored all ev ening. But, I’d",p:12,x:512,y:658,w:432,h:16},
{t:"get to see a concert, so it wouldn’ t be a total loss. That",p:12,x:512,y:674,w:372,h:16},
{t:"’s what I",p:12,x:887,y:674,w:57,h:16},
{t:"kept telling myself, so I wouldn’t be disappointed.",p:12,x:512,y:690,w:341,h:16},
{t:"My best friend, Jo Jean, who was star struck and was the",p:12,x:542,y:706,w:402,h:16},
{t:"instigator of our backstage for ays, pooh-poohed that idea. She",p:12,x:512,y:722,w:431,h:16},
{t:"felt that the whole thing was wasted on me. If she had won the",p:12,x:512,y:738,w:430,h:16},
{t:"contest, she would use the opportunity to convince the Preps",p:12,x:512,y:754,w:430,h:16},
{t:"that she should be in show business. She knew she w as destined",p:12,x:512,y:770,w:431,h:16},
{t:"to be famous, while all I wanted was a good life as a teacher or",p:12,x:512,y:786,w:432,h:16},
{t:"some such. She deigned to help me pick out my outfit, but she",p:12,x:512,y:802,w:430,h:16},
{t:"really felt that it should have been her. Since the concert was",p:12,x:512,y:818,w:432,h:16},
{t:"outside, we decided on a brown silk shirt, darker brown Bermuda",p:12,x:512,y:834,w:431,h:16},
{t:"shorts, and a fake leopard belt. Jo Jean thought this w as pretty",p:12,x:512,y:850,w:432,h:16},
{t:"boring, but I was sure brown was my best color, because I have",p:12,x:512,y:866,w:432,h:16},
{t:"dark brown eyes. She grudgingly agreed, and unhappily sent",p:12,x:512,y:882,w:430,h:16},
{t:"me off bristling with envy.",p:12,x:512,y:898,w:179,h:16},
{t:"On the appointed day, my father drove me over to meet",p:12,x:542,y:914,w:401,h:16},
{t:"them and stayed around long enough to snap some photos of",p:12,x:512,y:930,w:432,h:16},
{t:"me with the Preps. Then he left and I w as on my own. I was",p:12,x:512,y:946,w:432,h:16},
{t:"determined not be girlish or giggly…and not to be hurt.",p:12,x:512,y:962,w:378,h:16},
{t:"The giggle resolution didn’ t last five minutes. First the Preps",p:12,x:542,y:978,w:401,h:16},
{t:"introduced themselves… as if they had to! Then they began the",p:12,x:512,y:994,w:430,h:16},
{t:"clowning that was their trademark, including me in their silliness.",p:12,x:512,y:1010,w:430,h:16},
{t:"They asked me questions about my life as if they were genuinely",p:12,x:512,y:1026,w:429,h:16},
{t:"interested; then turned everything into a joke. They had me in",p:12,x:512,y:1042,w:431,h:16},
{t:"stitches in no time. One story I particularly remember was an",p:12,x:512,y:1058,w:432,h:16},
{t:"unlikely one: Bruce said, “Hey, guess what we did last week?”",p:12,x:512,y:1074,w:429,h:16},
{t:"Of course, I didn’t have a clue. Between fits of laughter, they",p:12,x:512,y:1090,w:431,h:16},
{t:"explained that they found a huge dead fish on the beach in LA",p:12,x:512,y:1106,w:431,h:16},
{t:"and decided that Dick Clark would lik e to have it. “So, what’d we",p:12,x:512,y:1122,w:432,h:16},
{t:"do?” I shook my head - clueless. “Well, we wrapped that sucker",p:12,x:512,y:1138,w:432,h:16},
{t:"up and MAILED it to him!” Bruce declared triumphantly. Even at",p:12,x:512,y:1154,w:432,h:16},
{t:"my young age, I wondered how the man who decided the fate",p:12,x:512,y:1170,w:426,h:16},
{t:"of all aspiring hit makers would react to that prank. I couldn’t",p:12,x:512,y:1186,w:432,h:16},
{t:"believe they would actually pull such a stunt. But then again…",p:12,x:512,y:1202,w:430,h:16},
{t:"they were The Four Preps. (Years later, I would read a book by",p:12,x:512,y:1218,w:432,h:16},
{t:"Marv Ingram, Bruce Belland,Glen Larson, Ed Cobb.",p:12,x:624,y:460,w:300,h:13},
{t:"I was in the airport 45 minutes early . I had waited so long for this I just",p:12,x:60,y:150,w:529,h:16},
{t:"couldn’t wait any longer. I carried a hand-lettered sign with his name on it; not",p:12,x:60,y:166,w:528,h:16},
{t:"because I thought I wouldn’ t recognize him but because I thought he wouldn’ t",p:12,x:60,y:182,w:535,h:16},
{t:"know me.  After all, we hadn’t seen each other in 40 years except in photo-",p:12,x:60,y:198,w:533,h:16},
{t:"graphs.",p:12,x:60,y:214,w:50,h:16},
{t:"I had on my skinniest pants. But I had put on 15 pounds and m y ash-blond",p:12,x:90,y:230,w:504,h:16},
{t:"hair was now, well, mostly gray. I kept pacing up and down because I simply",p:12,x:60,y:246,w:530,h:16},
{t:"couldn’t sit still. Finally a curious woman nearb y struck up a conversation. I",p:12,x:60,y:262,w:533,h:16},
{t:"told her I was waiting for a friend I hadn’ t seen in over 40 years. She was",p:12,x:60,y:278,w:535,h:16},
{t:"incredulous. “Someone you knew in high school?” “No , ” I said, “just a friend",p:12,x:60,y:294,w:532,h:16},
{t:"from a long time ago. ” I told her we had finally reconnected through the Internet",p:12,x:60,y:310,w:530,h:16},
{t:"last year but were just now seeing each other again. She smiled, then laughed.",p:12,x:60,y:326,w:527,h:16},
{t:"“This,” she said, “I gotta see.” She stepped back to get a good look at the",p:12,x:60,y:342,w:529,h:16},
{t:"passengers coming off the plane and m y mind went back to the beginning.",p:12,x:60,y:358,w:512,h:16},
{t:"In those squeaky clean ‘50s, when Elvis w as controversial and Ed Sullivan",p:12,x:90,y:374,w:504,h:16},
{t:"wouldn’t show him below the waist, one of the top recording groups w as The",p:12,x:60,y:390,w:534,h:16},
{t:"Four Preps, a clean cut, rock/folk group from Hollywood High School whose “26",p:12,x:60,y:406,w:526,h:16},
{t:"Miles” stayed on the charts for 26 weeks in 1957 and w as second only to one of",p:12,x:60,y:422,w:532,h:16},
{t:"Elvis’s songs. Dick Clark later referred to the Preps’ recording as “the first",p:12,x:60,y:438,w:524,h:16},
{t:"surfer hit” and its unique sound ushered in a new er a for singing groups.",p:12,x:60,y:454,w:500,h:16},
{t:"Bruce Belland and JaneThompson,",p:12,x:118,y:1058,w:179,h:11},
{t:"Springlake Amusement Park, Oklahoma City, 1959",p:12,x:74,y:1072,w:263,h:11},
{t:"photo by George Thompson",p:12,x:207,y:1225,w:141,h:11},
{t:" Arts & Entertainment",p:13,x:60,y:1255,w:159,h:16},
{t:"                                  “Reach for the Sky...”",p:13,x:599,y:1255,w:330,h:16},
{t:"13",p:13,x:490,y:1259,w:20,h:16},
{t:"Dick Clark in which he recounted receiving a package from the",p:13,x:60,y:60,w:427,h:16},
{t:"Preps that ultimately required him to fumigate his office, and",p:13,x:60,y:76,w:432,h:16},
{t:"the revenge he perpetrated on them). No one could get angry",p:13,x:60,y:92,w:431,h:16},
{t:"at the Preps; they were completely guileless. Everyone joined in",p:13,x:60,y:108,w:431,h:16},
{t:"their fun and I was no exception. By the end of dinner I w as",p:13,x:60,y:124,w:432,h:16},
{t:"completely won over. I had made four new friends and I felt",p:13,x:60,y:140,w:427,h:16},
{t:"pretty silly for thinking they would ev er hurt my teenaged feel-",p:13,x:60,y:156,w:431,h:16},
{t:"ings.",p:13,x:60,y:172,w:32,h:16},
{t:"Then it was on to the concert. Anyone who ever saw a Preps",p:13,x:90,y:188,w:402,h:16},
{t:"performance, remembers that they didn’t just sing their harmony",p:13,x:60,y:204,w:432,h:16},
{t:"hits - they put on a whole show , with Ed, Glen, and especially",p:13,x:60,y:220,w:429,h:16},
{t:"long-suffering Marv, playing straight men to Bruce’s incessant",p:13,x:60,y:236,w:431,h:16},
{t:"clowning. Glen and Bruce wrote most of the Preps’ hits, and also",p:13,x:60,y:252,w:426,h:16},
{t:"penned skits and satirical imitations of other group’",p:13,x:60,y:268,w:362,h:16},
{t:"s singing",p:13,x:429,y:268,w:62,h:16},
{t:"styles which played to Bruce’s ability to sound like just about",p:13,x:60,y:284,w:431,h:16},
{t:"anyone. They kept me and the whole audience laughing with",p:13,x:60,y:300,w:429,h:16},
{t:"their comedy while entertaining us with their accessible and",p:13,x:60,y:316,w:421,h:16},
{t:"contagious music; they were the complete package. When the",p:13,x:60,y:332,w:426,h:16},
{t:"evening was over, they had made a whole new audience of fans",p:13,x:60,y:348,w:431,h:16},
{t:"and I hated to leave my new-found friends.  ",p:13,x:60,y:364,w:310,h:16},
{t:"I felt so close to them that ev ery year after that I’d find out",p:13,x:90,y:380,w:401,h:16},
{t:"when they’d be in town and make arrangements to go backstage.",p:13,x:60,y:396,w:432,h:16},
{t:"And each year they welcomed me. Bruce, the compulsive one,",p:13,x:60,y:412,w:431,h:16},
{t:"was always busy making sure everything was perfect; sound,",p:13,x:60,y:428,w:430,h:16},
{t:"lights, and stage, and then ho vering around until everything",p:13,x:60,y:444,w:428,h:16},
{t:"was in order. Meanwhile Glen, Ed, Marv and I talk ed, caught up",p:13,x:60,y:460,w:431,h:16},
{t:"on our lives and clowned around; then I would w atch the show",p:13,x:60,y:476,w:432,h:16},
{t:"to see what new songs and shticks they had developed. I was",p:13,x:60,y:492,w:432,h:16},
{t:"never disappointed nor was the audience; their shows were the",p:13,x:60,y:508,w:429,h:16},
{t:"highlight of the summer. They were getting older though; three",p:13,x:60,y:524,w:428,h:16},
{t:"years after I had first met them they toured with their wives.",p:13,x:60,y:540,w:432,h:16},
{t:"Marv’s wife Becky (so much for my crush) sat with me during",p:13,x:60,y:556,w:430,h:16},
{t:"the year ’s concert and explained that Bruce’s wife hadn’t come",p:13,x:60,y:572,w:431,h:16},
{t:"because she had just had their first baby",p:13,x:60,y:588,w:291,h:16},
{t:". I too was getting",p:13,x:356,y:588,w:134,h:16},
{t:"older, and the next year I went away to college.",p:13,x:60,y:604,w:329,h:16},
{t:"After that it was never the same. I could watch them on",p:13,x:90,y:620,w:402,h:16},
{t:"television and hear their songs on the r adio, but I soon learned",p:13,x:60,y:636,w:431,h:16},
{t:"not to brag that I knew them. Nobody believed me. “How could",p:13,x:60,y:652,w:430,h:16},
{t:"someone from Oklahoma City know the Four Preps?!?,” they",p:13,x:60,y:668,w:431,h:16},
{t:"would laugh. I’d try to ",p:13,x:60,y:684,w:165,h:16},
{t:"explain, but they’d insist I w",p:13,x:232,y:684,w:202,h:16},
{t:"as just",p:13,x:443,y:684,w:47,h:16},
{t:"dreaming it up. I never saw the Preps in person again.",p:13,x:60,y:700,w:374,h:16},
{t:"In the late ‘60s, the Preps succumbed to the British invasion",p:13,x:90,y:716,w:401,h:16},
{t:"and disbanded. Life moved on for me as well. I got married and",p:13,x:60,y:732,w:430,h:16},
{t:"moved to Southern California. Sometimes I used to check out",p:13,x:60,y:748,w:431,h:16},
{t:"the cars when I was stuck on the freeway, but didn’t really expect",p:13,x:60,y:764,w:431,h:16},
{t:"to see them… and, of course, I didn’t. I never thought of looking",p:13,x:60,y:780,w:430,h:16},
{t:"them up—I didn’t think they’d even remember me. Eventually, I",p:13,x:60,y:796,w:432,h:16},
{t:"divorced and when I sadly packed up my things to move back to",p:13,x:60,y:812,w:431,h:16},
{t:"the center of the country, I came across their records and auto-",p:13,x:60,y:828,w:428,h:16},
{t:"graphs. I didn’t have a turntable anymore, but I couldn’t get rid",p:13,x:60,y:844,w:431,h:16},
{t:"of the memories. They would stay with me regardless of where",p:13,x:60,y:860,w:432,h:16},
{t:"my path took me.",p:13,x:60,y:876,w:121,h:16},
{t:"Thirty years passed. I hadn’t heard of the Four Preps in a",p:13,x:90,y:892,w:402,h:16},
{t:"long time, but then I moved again. And again, I unearthed their",p:13,x:60,y:908,w:432,h:16},
{t:"old records.  The next week, “Gidget",p:13,x:60,y:924,w:252,h:16},
{t:"” was on television, and I",p:13,x:315,y:924,w:174,h:16},
{t:"watched it for old time’s sake. Then, a couple days later, I was",p:13,x:60,y:940,w:432,h:16},
{t:"digging through some old photos when I ran across those pictures",p:13,x:60,y:956,w:432,h:16},
{t:"of The Preps and me taken so long ago. Memories of their",p:13,x:60,y:972,w:398,h:16},
{t:"warmth and music came flooding back.",p:13,x:60,y:988,w:265,h:16},
{t:"I had recently gone online and found their music on CD so,",p:13,x:90,y:1004,w:402,h:16},
{t:"awash in nostalgia, I decided to try locate m y old friends on the",p:13,x:60,y:1020,w:430,h:16},
{t:"Internet. I typed in the most unusual name, Bruce Belland, and",p:13,x:60,y:1036,w:429,h:16},
{t:"got connected to a website with a link for e-mail. So, my friend",p:13,x:60,y:1052,w:431,h:16},
{t:"was still around. I e-mailed him and w aited. Years had passed.",p:13,x:60,y:1068,w:430,h:16},
{t:"Personalities and priorities change and I tried to prepare myself",p:13,x:60,y:1084,w:432,h:16},
{t:"for the proverbial “form letter” response. Then it came. A warm,",p:13,x:60,y:1100,w:432,h:16},
{t:"chatty, effusive e-mail updating me on the Four Preps.",p:13,x:60,y:1116,w:374,h:16},
{t:"Two of my old friends, he told me with a hea vy heart, had",p:13,x:90,y:1132,w:402,h:16},
{t:"died. Ed, the quiet one, the one the group had revolved around,",p:13,x:60,y:1148,w:431,h:16},
{t:"had gone on after the Preps break-up to become a respected",p:13,x:60,y:1164,w:430,h:16},
{t:"record producer and songwriter. He had died of cancer only a",p:13,x:60,y:1180,w:429,h:16},
{t:"few months before. Marv, who had been so kind to me, was the",p:13,x:60,y:1196,w:431,h:16},
{t:"only Prep to get out of show business. He had died suddenly of",p:13,x:60,y:1212,w:427,h:16},
{t:"a heart attack the year before. That left only Glen and Bruce;",p:13,x:60,y:1228,w:427,h:16},
{t:"Glen had gone on to become the famous television producer of",p:13,x:512,y:57,w:431,h:16},
{t:"Glen Larson Productions. And Bruce, the clown of the group, the",p:13,x:512,y:73,w:432,h:16},
{t:"one who had so unabashedly loved performing, had formed a",p:13,x:512,y:89,w:429,h:16},
{t:"new singing group. He was no longer the sole lead singer, because",p:13,x:512,y:105,w:432,h:16},
{t:"his new group consisted of the lead singers from two other famous",p:13,x:512,y:121,w:433,h:16},
{t:"groups of earlier times as well—Jim Yester of the Association",p:13,x:512,y:137,w:430,h:16},
{t:"and David Somerville of the Diamonds. The lead singers were",p:13,x:512,y:153,w:430,h:16},
{t:"still performing even though, sadly, the Four Preps no longer",p:13,x:512,y:169,w:430,h:16},
{t:"existed.",p:13,x:512,y:185,w:52,h:16},
{t:"His warmth, which I had remembered across the years,",p:13,x:542,y:201,w:393,h:16},
{t:"came across in his e-mails, and he and I disco vered that we had",p:13,x:512,y:217,w:431,h:16},
{t:"a great many things in common. We rekindled our friendship",p:13,x:512,y:233,w:430,h:16},
{t:"and continued our relationship through e-mail. Of course we",p:13,x:512,y:249,w:424,h:16},
{t:"had memories in common, but we also found that our politics",p:13,x:512,y:265,w:425,h:16},
{t:"and philosophies were similar. We continued to write, and after",p:13,x:512,y:281,w:432,h:16},
{t:"a year, he told me he had an engagement in m y city and asked",p:13,x:512,y:297,w:432,h:16},
{t:"me to set aside an evening to have dinner with him. It was",p:13,x:512,y:313,w:432,h:16},
{t:"almost as if I had once again won a radio contest.",p:13,x:512,y:329,w:343,h:16},
{t:"So, here I was, waiting in the airport for a man I hadn’t",p:13,x:542,y:345,w:402,h:16},
{t:"seen in 42 years and more than a little anxious about it. I couldn’t",p:13,x:512,y:361,w:432,h:16},
{t:"imagine what he would think of me after all this time. Finally the",p:13,x:512,y:377,w:429,h:16},
{t:"passengers started coming down the ramp. I knew I would know",p:13,x:512,y:393,w:430,h:16},
{t:"him right away and as he walked toward me I dropped my sign",p:13,x:512,y:409,w:432,h:16},
{t:"to the floor because it was obvious I wouldn’t need it. We gave",p:13,x:512,y:425,w:432,h:16},
{t:"the watching lady what she wanted as we greeted each other",p:13,x:512,y:441,w:430,h:16},
{t:"with a big hug. It had been a v ery long time; but the years",p:13,x:512,y:457,w:432,h:16},
{t:"melted away and we immediately talked like the old friends we",p:13,x:512,y:473,w:430,h:16},
{t:"were.",p:13,x:512,y:489,w:37,h:16},
{t:"So, after my first dinner sponsored by a radio station, I",p:13,x:542,y:505,w:401,h:16},
{t:"again had dinner with my friend. The years fell away, and we",p:13,x:512,y:521,w:431,h:16},
{t:"caught up with each other",p:13,x:512,y:537,w:174,h:16},
{t:"’s lives. We even learned that that we",p:13,x:690,y:537,w:252,h:16},
{t:"divorced from our mates at the same time in LA. We reminisced",p:13,x:512,y:553,w:431,h:16},
{t:"about the old times and our absent friends. We discussed the",p:13,x:512,y:569,w:431,h:16},
{t:"careers we had and the changes that had tak en place in our",p:13,x:512,y:585,w:430,h:16},
{t:"lives and philosophies. We were full fledged “grown ups” now.",p:13,x:512,y:601,w:432,h:16},
{t:"We no longer had to pretend to be squeaky clean. We could be",p:13,x:512,y:617,w:431,h:16},
{t:"honest with each other. It opened up a new level of friendship.",p:13,x:512,y:633,w:432,h:16},
{t:"Both of us looked back and marveled at how young we were",p:13,x:512,y:649,w:431,h:16},
{t:"when we had last seen each other. We parted that evening",p:13,x:512,y:665,w:427,h:16},
{t:"grateful for a second chance at having a friend. We don’t see",p:13,x:512,y:681,w:432,h:16},
{t:"each other often because we live halfway across the country,",p:13,x:512,y:697,w:432,h:16},
{t:"but we continue our relationship through e-mail.",p:13,x:512,y:713,w:333,h:16},
{t:"Recently I caught a Lead Singers performance on national",p:13,x:542,y:729,w:401,h:16},
{t:"television. I watched them sing old and new songs, but what I",p:13,x:512,y:745,w:430,h:16},
{t:"saw was a skinny blond kid singing his heart out to an audience",p:13,x:512,y:761,w:429,h:16},
{t:"who loved him… and I couldn’t help but notice that he still lo ved",p:13,x:512,y:777,w:432,h:16},
{t:"them right back.",p:13,x:512,y:793,w:113,h:16},
{t:"How nice - I found myself thinking - that some things never",p:13,x:542,y:809,w:402,h:16},
{t:"change.",p:13,x:512,y:825,w:52,h:16},
{t:"Bruce Belland & Jane Thompson, Atlantic City after a concert,",p:13,x:519,y:1213,w:411,h:14},
{t:"2003. (Photo by Nick Peper, keyboardist of the band)",p:13,x:547,y:1230,w:356,h:14},
{t:"Jane Thompson: An Oklahoman who received a BA and an MA",p:13,x:512,y:853,w:430,h:16},
{t:"from the University of Oklahoma. I worked in Dallas as a social",p:13,x:512,y:869,w:431,h:16},
{t:"worker, a junior college teacher, and a legal assistant. I also",p:13,x:512,y:885,w:429,h:16},
{t:"spent ten years as a writer for a political research compan y and",p:13,x:512,y:901,w:432,h:16},
{t:"for a company that specialized in training professionals. Now",p:13,x:512,y:917,w:429,h:16},
{t:"that I am retired and living in A ustin, I spend my time writing",p:13,x:512,y:933,w:431,h:16},
{t:"and socializing with my friends in Mensa.",p:13,x:512,y:949,w:280,h:16},
{t:" Skyline Magazine",p:14,x:60,y:1257,w:130,h:16},
{t:"                             May June 2004",p:14,x:660,y:1257,w:258,h:16},
{t:"14",p:14,x:493,y:1259,w:20,h:16},
{t:"Derek McCrea",p:14,x:208,y:773,w:136,h:26},
{t:"Derek McCrea paints in a whimsical impressionistic st yle. He",p:14,x:60,y:811,w:431,h:16},
{t:"first started painting with oils in the summer of 1984. From",p:14,x:60,y:827,w:423,h:16},
{t:"1985 to 1986 he painted under the instruction of Jimmy Peterson,",p:14,x:60,y:843,w:432,h:16},
{t:"a well known artist from Georgia. In 1986 he won 1st place in",p:14,x:60,y:859,w:425,h:16},
{t:"the Georgia Arts Exhibition. Derek joined the United States Arm y",p:14,x:60,y:875,w:432,h:16},
{t:"in 1987 and continued self study and painting on landscape sub-",p:14,x:60,y:891,w:425,h:16},
{t:"jects in France, Holland, Germany, Italy and Hungary, painting",p:14,x:60,y:907,w:431,h:16},
{t:"in the plein air style.  He won the artist of the week in A ugust for",p:14,x:60,y:923,w:431,h:16},
{t:"Art Gallery Online while competing against 11 other artists. If",p:14,x:60,y:939,w:425,h:16},
{t:"you wish to commission a work email with the requested dimen-",p:14,x:60,y:955,w:425,h:16},
{t:"sions and an image. He has completed 10 commissions in the",p:14,x:60,y:971,w:426,h:16},
{t:"past year, to include several very large seascape oil paintings,",p:14,x:60,y:987,w:428,h:16},
{t:"golf paintings, floral paintings and Crepe Myrtles. His art w as",p:14,x:60,y:1003,w:432,h:16},
{t:"selected for the cover of The Eclipse. The Eclipse is a publication",p:14,x:60,y:1019,w:427,h:16},
{t:"where poets write about the artwork of a selected artist once",p:14,x:60,y:1035,w:425,h:16},
{t:"per quarter. 6 of Derek's works were selected for this publica-",p:14,x:60,y:1051,w:426,h:16},
{t:"tion. Derek's works can be found in F ayetteville, NC in PJ's Fine",p:14,x:60,y:1067,w:429,h:16},
{t:"Art Gallery and the Graphic Design Firm. His works were most",p:14,x:60,y:1083,w:428,h:16},
{t:"recently placed in B'zzzzz Expressions in Douglas, Georgia, in",p:14,x:60,y:1099,w:425,h:16},
{t:"The Market Square Gallery in Varnville, SC, and in \"Just What I",p:14,x:60,y:1115,w:429,h:16},
{t:"Like\" in Lawrenceville, GA. Derek's works were featured in LIA",p:14,x:60,y:1131,w:426,h:16},
{t:"Life is Art Magazine for the August/September 2002 Issue, found",p:14,x:60,y:1147,w:429,h:16},
{t:"in Books a Million and Barnes and Nobles. His last exhibition in",p:14,x:60,y:1163,w:425,h:16},
{t:"October 2002 was at the Chateau Elan Vineyard in North Geor-",p:14,x:60,y:1179,w:432,h:16},
{t:"gia.",p:14,x:60,y:1195,w:24,h:16},
{t:"Art by Derek McCrea          www.derekmccrea.50megs.com",p:14,x:76,y:1226,w:392,h:14},
{t:"The Machine",p:14,x:649,y:61,w:169,h:34},
{t:"An Interview by Shawn Memon",p:14,x:625,y:99,w:204,h:24},
{t:"Cinda S. Wilson",p:14,x:195,y:61,w:163,h:26},
{t:"In Times Of Rapture",p:14,x:203,y:124,w:145,h:27},
{t:"The shadows beat off the twisted br anches",p:14,x:133,y:191,w:294,h:16},
{t:"a menagerie of shapes,",p:14,x:133,y:207,w:158,h:16},
{t:"colors,",p:14,x:133,y:223,w:44,h:16},
{t:"edges.",p:14,x:133,y:239,w:44,h:16},
{t:"Reflects my life.",p:14,x:133,y:255,w:109,h:16},
{t:"In all I have been",p:14,x:133,y:271,w:121,h:16},
{t:"or",p:14,x:133,y:287,w:13,h:16},
{t:"wanted to be",p:14,x:133,y:303,w:88,h:16},
{t:"is in that tangled mess,",p:14,x:133,y:319,w:159,h:16},
{t:"the tree.",p:14,x:133,y:335,w:58,h:16},
{t:"I am Not the Willow.",p:14,x:133,y:351,w:141,h:16},
{t:"For I do not bend.",p:14,x:133,y:367,w:123,h:16},
{t:"I am the Oak",p:14,x:133,y:383,w:89,h:16},
{t:"or",p:14,x:133,y:399,w:13,h:16},
{t:"Hickory",p:14,x:133,y:415,w:50,h:16},
{t:"in the messages I send.",p:14,x:133,y:431,w:162,h:16},
{t:"My branches reach into the sky",p:14,x:133,y:447,w:212,h:16},
{t:"in an endless effort",p:14,x:133,y:463,w:130,h:16},
{t:"to capture.",p:14,x:133,y:479,w:73,h:16},
{t:"Never bending",p:14,x:133,y:495,w:98,h:16},
{t:"in",p:14,x:133,y:511,w:12,h:16},
{t:"times",p:14,x:133,y:527,w:36,h:16},
{t:"of",p:14,x:133,y:543,w:12,h:16},
{t:"rapture.",p:14,x:133,y:559,w:54,h:16},
{t:"Cinda Wilson: I have been published in many anthologies as",p:14,x:65,y:619,w:425,h:16},
{t:"well as a few magazines throughout the y ears. I have been",p:14,x:65,y:635,w:426,h:16},
{t:"awarded The International Society of P oetry Merit Award, 2",p:14,x:65,y:650,w:426,h:16},
{t:"years running.I have a total of 4 self-published books of poetry",p:14,x:65,y:666,w:424,h:16},
{t:"and have had my poems recorded on CD.",p:14,x:65,y:682,w:286,h:16},
{t:"First off I would like to thank “The Machine” for taking the time",p:14,x:512,y:139,w:427,h:16},
{t:"for this interview.  So let ’s get to know them a little better.",p:14,x:512,y:155,w:405,h:16},
{t:"Shawn: Who are the members of “The Machine” and what do",p:14,x:512,y:183,w:426,h:16},
{t:"they contribute to the band?",p:14,x:512,y:199,w:193,h:16},
{t:"Machine:Todd Cohen-drums;Joe P ascarell- lead guitar , lead",p:14,x:512,y:215,w:431,h:16},
{t:"vocals; Ryan ball- bass, vocals; Neil Alexander - keyboards, vo-",p:14,x:512,y:231,w:432,h:16},
{t:"cals",p:14,x:512,y:247,w:25,h:16},
{t:"Shawn: When, where, and how did “The Machine” come into",p:14,x:512,y:279,w:426,h:16},
{t:"existence?",p:14,x:512,y:295,w:70,h:16},
{t:"Machine:The machine started in 1989, in Nyack NY. Just a group",p:14,x:512,y:311,w:432,h:16},
{t:"of friends getting together to do what they enjo y; play music.",p:14,x:512,y:327,w:431,h:16},
{t:"We didn’t play only Pink Floyd at first. We were playing other",p:14,x:512,y:343,w:431,h:16},
{t:"artists, as well; some talking heads, inxs, zz top , dead.  We had",p:14,x:512,y:359,w:432,h:16},
{t:"all been in varieties of bands, original and other co vers. Our",p:14,x:512,y:375,w:431,h:16},
{t:"goal was to have fun and play. We never set out to become the",p:14,x:512,y:391,w:430,h:16},
{t:"worlds greatest Pink Floyd show. It just turned out that way!",p:14,x:512,y:407,w:419,h:16},
{t:"Shawn: How long did it take to become a success?",p:14,x:512,y:439,w:346,h:16},
{t:"Machine: We’ve been working hard since 1989 and ha ve played",p:14,x:512,y:455,w:432,h:16},
{t:"around 1500 shows, or more. W e’re still improving to this day.",p:14,x:512,y:471,w:431,h:16},
{t:"Shawn: Where and when was your first live performance?",p:14,x:512,y:503,w:397,h:16},
{t:"Machine: 1989 in Nyack, NY at a place called, “Cheers.",p:14,x:512,y:519,w:382,h:16},
{t:"”",p:14,x:897,y:519,w:6,h:16},
{t:"Shawn: What were you feeling when you first got up on stage in",p:14,x:512,y:551,w:429,h:16},
{t:"front of all those people?",p:14,x:512,y:567,w:169,h:16},
{t:"Machine: Lots of excitement. We had rehearsed an awful long",p:14,x:512,y:583,w:431,h:16},
{t:"time, so we were fairly confident. But I do remember rehears-",p:14,x:512,y:599,w:425,h:16},
{t:"ing “Time” on the ride down to the gig, making sure I knew",p:14,x:512,y:615,w:425,h:16},
{t:"when the roto tom solo ended and the first verse started. I",p:14,x:512,y:631,w:422,h:16},
{t:"know Joe was very nervous; it was the first time he was “fronting”",p:14,x:512,y:647,w:432,h:16},
{t:"a band. He had always been a guitar player, never the focal",p:14,x:512,y:663,w:431,h:16},
{t:"point for a group. Fortunately, he was a natural. He has a very",p:14,x:512,y:679,w:432,h:16},
{t:"sincere approach.",p:14,x:512,y:695,w:120,h:16},
{t:"Shawn: What are some big places you have performed nation-",p:14,x:512,y:727,w:430,h:16},
{t:"ally and internationally?",p:14,x:512,y:743,w:161,h:16},
{t:"Machine: We’ve played Westbury Music Fair, Great Adventure,",p:14,x:512,y:759,w:431,h:16},
{t:"many amusement parks, BB Kings,Milk Veg in Amsterdam, Chevy",p:14,x:512,y:775,w:432,h:16},
{t:"Amphitheater in Pitt, Club FX in Toronto, Bonnarro, Great Ameri-",p:14,x:512,y:791,w:430,h:16},
{t:"can music Hall in SF, House of Blues in LA. This y ear we’re going",p:14,x:512,y:807,w:431,h:16},
{t:"to Germany, and back to cover more of Europe.",p:14,x:512,y:823,w:327,h:16},
{t:"Shawn: Up until now, where is your favorite place to do a show?",p:14,x:512,y:855,w:429,h:16},
{t:"Machine: I can have a great time anywhere as long as it sounds",p:14,x:512,y:871,w:429,h:16},
{t:"great on stage. Love NYC. The Chevy Amphitheater w as great",p:14,x:512,y:887,w:431,h:16},
{t:"as well, 4000 fans!",p:14,x:512,y:903,w:128,h:16},
{t:"Shawn:Whom have you had the honor to play on the same stage",p:14,x:512,y:935,w:430,h:16},
{t:"with?",p:14,x:512,y:951,w:35,h:16},
{t:"Machine: Jeff Pevar (David Crossly, Phil and friends) Matt Abts",p:14,x:512,y:967,w:429,h:16},
{t:"(Gov’s Mule) Norbert Stachell (sax from R oger Waters Band)",p:14,x:512,y:983,w:430,h:16},
{t:"Johnny Neel (Allman Bros).",p:14,x:512,y:999,w:185,h:16},
{t:"Shawn: You have been around for quite a while, has there ev er",p:14,x:512,y:1031,w:432,h:16},
{t:"been a “bad” show where you just want to forget it ever hap-",p:14,x:512,y:1047,w:431,h:16},
{t:"pened?",p:14,x:512,y:1063,w:48,h:16},
{t:"Machine: Sure, we played a dog track near Boston, dreadful.",p:14,x:512,y:1079,w:424,h:16},
{t:"Shawn:Have you ever received a bad review?",p:14,x:512,y:1111,w:313,h:16},
{t:"Machine: Yeah. It ’s refreshing. We’re a great band, and I know",p:14,x:512,y:1127,w:429,h:16},
{t:"that. We’re passionate at what we do . Most people that see us",p:14,x:512,y:1143,w:429,h:16},
{t:"are Floyd lovers, so they’re going to have a great time, and we",p:14,x:512,y:1159,w:430,h:16},
{t:"can of course, deliver the goods. There are some who ha ve an",p:14,x:512,y:1175,w:432,h:16},
{t:"idea of what THEY want and are very irate when it doesn’t hap-",p:14,x:512,y:1191,w:431,h:16},
{t:"pen.",p:14,x:512,y:1207,w:29,h:16},
{t:"continued on page 47",p:14,x:791,y:1228,w:129,h:13},
{t:"Art from page 4",p:14,x:60,y:758,w:93,h:13},
{t:" Arts & Entertainment",p:15,x:60,y:1255,w:159,h:16},
{t:"                                  “Reach for the Sky...”",p:15,x:599,y:1255,w:330,h:16},
{t:"15",p:15,x:490,y:1259,w:20,h:16},
{t:"Wes Studi",p:15,x:176,y:85,w:202,h:31},
{t:"Actor, Sculptor, Director, Musician, Author",p:15,x:71,y:138,w:413,h:23},
{t:"* Chicago Film Critics’  “Most Promising Actor",p:15,x:512,y:1075,w:308,h:16},
{t:"”",p:15,x:826,y:1075,w:6,h:16},
{t:"* Film Advisory Board’s “Outstanding Actor in a Supporting R ole”",p:15,x:512,y:1090,w:432,h:16},
{t:"*Entertainment Weekly “Scene-stealer of the Year”",p:15,x:512,y:1105,w:351,h:16},
{t:"*FAITA ’s “Totem Award” for “Outstanding Performance”",p:15,x:512,y:1120,w:379,h:16},
{t:"*American Indian Film Festival Awards, “Eagle Spirit Award”",p:15,x:512,y:1135,w:414,h:16},
{t:"*Dreamspeakers F",p:15,x:512,y:1150,w:127,h:16},
{t:"estival, Alberta, Canada, 1998, “Career",p:15,x:649,y:1150,w:276,h:16},
{t:"Achievement Award”",p:15,x:512,y:1165,w:141,h:16},
{t:"*7th Annual FAITA Award “Outstanding Guest Performance by",p:15,x:512,y:1180,w:432,h:16},
{t:"an Actor in a Non-Traditional Role”",p:15,x:512,y:1195,w:235,h:16},
{t:"*Red Earth “Ambassador of the Year” 1998",p:15,x:512,y:1210,w:296,h:16},
{t:"*Wordcraft Award, 2000   FireCat CD info on page 59",p:15,x:512,y:1225,w:365,h:16},
{t:" AWARDS  & HONORS",p:15,x:668,y:1052,w:123,h:13},
{t:"Interview  by Ty  Perry",p:15,x:192,y:196,w:166,h:18},
{t:"©www.thestudigroup.com",p:15,x:512,y:563,w:151,h:13},
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{t:"©www.thestudigroup.com",p:15,x:512,y:562,w:151,h:13},
{t:"Wes Studi in Dances With Wolves",p:15,x:616,y:543,w:218,h:14},
{t:"Ty: What would you be doing if you were not doing movies?",p:15,x:60,y:256,w:432,h:16},
{t:"Have you considered directing?",p:15,x:60,y:272,w:212,h:16},
{t:"Wes: Actually, I have directed. The first time was what hooked",p:15,x:60,y:289,w:432,h:16},
{t:"me. I do really like directing. A partner and I put together a",p:15,x:60,y:306,w:427,h:16},
{t:"script for a short film called “Bonnie LooksAways’ Iron Art Wagon”,",p:15,x:60,y:322,w:432,h:16},
{t:"and began putting together money to shoot. Mir aculously, we",p:15,x:60,y:339,w:432,h:16},
{t:"were successful and we shot the film in six snowy da ys here in",p:15,x:60,y:356,w:431,h:16},
{t:"New Mexico. We put the film together in another few months",p:15,x:60,y:372,w:427,h:16},
{t:"and entered festivals, including Sundance and receiv ed a num-",p:15,x:60,y:389,w:431,h:16},
{t:"ber of wins and some critical acclaim. I also had the opportunit",p:15,x:60,y:406,w:417,h:16},
{t:"y",p:15,x:484,y:406,w:7,h:16},
{t:"to direct a scene in “Skin walker”, because the director Chris",p:15,x:60,y:422,w:428,h:16},
{t:"Eyre played a part in the film. I enjo y directing. ",p:15,x:60,y:439,w:333,h:16},
{t:"Ty: What do you consider to be your favorite part in a movie,",p:15,x:60,y:472,w:432,h:16},
{t:"and why?",p:15,x:60,y:489,w:65,h:16},
{t:"Wes: I like the “acting”!! LOL! Just kidding, I know what y ou",p:15,x:60,y:506,w:432,h:16},
{t:"mean. I usually say my favorite part is the one I have scheduled",p:15,x:60,y:522,w:431,h:16},
{t:"for next picture, but in looking back I would ha ve to say, either",p:15,x:60,y:539,w:431,h:16},
{t:"“Magua” or “Geronimo. ”",p:15,x:60,y:556,w:164,h:16},
{t:"Ty: Of all the characters you have portrayed, which did you",p:15,x:60,y:589,w:432,h:16},
{t:"actually feel closest to in life in the real world.",p:15,x:60,y:606,w:313,h:16},
{t:"Wes: I feel close to all the parts I do because I mak e them mine",p:15,x:60,y:622,w:431,h:16},
{t:"at the time of doing them.",p:15,x:60,y:639,w:178,h:16},
{t:"Ty: What future endeavors are you working on at this time; any",p:15,x:60,y:672,w:432,h:16},
{t:"upcoming movies to share with us? ",p:15,x:60,y:689,w:245,h:16},
{t:"Wes: The next film in the Mystery series of T",p:15,x:60,y:706,w:327,h:16},
{t:"ony Hillerman",p:15,x:394,y:706,w:95,h:16},
{t:"mysteries is titled “Thief of Time” and is scheduled to air on PBS",p:15,x:60,y:722,w:425,h:16},
{t:"during the month of July. We are also scheduled to shoot more",p:15,x:60,y:739,w:428,h:16},
{t:"of the same starting this summer or fall. In the meantime, I",p:15,x:60,y:756,w:425,h:16},
{t:"continue to work with the musical band “FireCat of Discord” on",p:15,x:60,y:772,w:425,h:16},
{t:"our next CD, plus getting ready for the show Nashville at the",p:15,x:60,y:789,w:431,h:16},
{t:"Ryman Auditorium in June.",p:15,x:60,y:806,w:183,h:16},
{t:"Ty: Describe to us what an average day is to you.  What you do",p:15,x:60,y:839,w:432,h:16},
{t:"in your spare time?",p:15,x:60,y:856,w:132,h:16},
{t:"Wes: Well, I start out the day with coffee and the paper, take",p:15,x:60,y:872,w:432,h:16},
{t:"my son to school, and then check email. Sometime I deal with it",p:15,x:60,y:889,w:425,h:16},
{t:"and sometime I don’t. It ’s a mixed bag; I don’t always do the",p:15,x:60,y:906,w:431,h:16},
{t:"same thing. Just depends on what needs to be done. I also ha ve",p:15,x:60,y:922,w:432,h:16},
{t:"a small studio set up in my home that I can disappear into .",p:15,x:60,y:939,w:408,h:16},
{t:"Ty: What sort of charities do you support and what do they",p:15,x:60,y:972,w:423,h:16},
{t:"mean to you.",p:15,x:60,y:989,w:90,h:16},
{t:"Wes: I support charities that mainly ha ve to do with American",p:15,x:60,y:1006,w:430,h:16},
{t:"Indian children and causes as well as animal protection. (Not",p:15,x:60,y:1022,w:425,h:16},
{t:"PETA) as well environmental concerns.",p:15,x:60,y:1039,w:263,h:16},
{t:"  ",p:15,x:60,y:1056,w:9,h:16},
{t:"Ty: In your career thus far, what other actors have inspired you,",p:15,x:60,y:1072,w:432,h:16},
{t:"and why?",p:15,x:60,y:1089,w:65,h:16},
{t:"Wes: Inspiration is a hard thing to nail down in terms of other",p:15,x:60,y:1106,w:426,h:16},
{t:"actors. I have never said to myself, “I want to be like that actor, ”",p:15,x:60,y:1122,w:432,h:16},
{t:"I have however seen actors like the late Will Sampson, and Dan",p:15,x:60,y:1139,w:429,h:16},
{t:"George who were capable of auditioning and getting acting jobs",p:15,x:60,y:1156,w:425,h:16},
{t:"and making them credible performances to the point of making",p:15,x:60,y:1172,w:425,h:16},
{t:"me think I could also do the same thing if I were prepared to do",p:15,x:60,y:1189,w:425,h:16},
{t:"so. I also do not forget Jay Silverheels, as he was in the busi-",p:15,x:60,y:1206,w:430,h:16},
{t:"ness long before the rest of us Indians showed up",p:15,x:60,y:1222,w:340,h:16},
{t:".",p:15,x:405,y:1222,w:4,h:16},
{t:"\"Bonnie Looksaway's Iron Art Wagon\"",p:15,x:603,y:602,w:246,h:14},
{t:"In addition to 32 movies, Wes directed \"Bonnie Looksaw ay's",p:15,x:512,y:617,w:432,h:16},
{t:"Iron Art Wagon\" which is Wes Studi's directorial debut. W es",p:15,x:512,y:633,w:432,h:16},
{t:"Studi, Bruce King, Steve Meador, Ron Welch, and Ben Tarver",p:15,x:512,y:649,w:432,h:16},
{t:"formed the Wardancer Film Group (since disbanded) to produce",p:15,x:512,y:665,w:427,h:16},
{t:"this film. Released in 1997, the short color film (36 minutes)",p:15,x:512,y:681,w:426,h:16},
{t:"stars Valentina Lopez-Firewalks as Bonnie.  Screenwriter Bruce",p:15,x:512,y:696,w:431,h:16},
{t:"King also has a featured role, as does W es Studi.",p:15,x:512,y:712,w:337,h:16},
{t:"Wes Studi's talents and interests are wide-r anging. He has",p:15,x:542,y:728,w:401,h:16},
{t:"worked as a reporter, served in the military, acted as mentor,",p:15,x:512,y:744,w:432,h:16},
{t:"teacher, and translator. He plays bass guitar, sings, sculpts, and",p:15,x:512,y:760,w:430,h:16},
{t:"directed a short film. We are all certainly aware of his acting",p:15,x:512,y:776,w:430,h:16},
{t:"talents.",p:15,x:512,y:791,w:50,h:16},
{t:"Wes wrote two books for children entitled The Adventures",p:15,x:542,y:807,w:400,h:16},
{t:"of Billy Bean and The Further Adventures of Billy Bean . These",p:15,x:512,y:823,w:431,h:16},
{t:"books were written for the Cherok ee Bilingual/Cross Cultur al",p:15,x:512,y:839,w:432,h:16},
{t:"Education Center.",p:15,x:512,y:855,w:120,h:16},
{t:"Wes works in soapstone and other soft stones. In the past,",p:15,x:542,y:871,w:396,h:16},
{t:"he would only share these works with family and friends. Now",p:15,x:512,y:886,w:425,h:16},
{t:"however, he has placed several of his works with a Santa Fe",p:15,x:512,y:902,w:432,h:16},
{t:"Gallery.",p:15,x:512,y:918,w:51,h:16},
{t:"Following the release of \"Last of the Mohicans\", W es Studi",p:15,x:542,y:934,w:401,h:16},
{t:"was a formidable candidate for Oscar contention. Unfortunately",p:15,x:512,y:950,w:425,h:16},
{t:"he was not nominated for his ex",p:15,x:512,y:966,w:232,h:16},
{t:"ceptional performance as",p:15,x:759,y:966,w:174,h:16},
{t:"\"Magua\". However, Studi's excellence is his chosen craft and his",p:15,x:512,y:981,w:431,h:16},
{t:"commitment to various causes has resulted in a number of awards",p:15,x:512,y:997,w:435,h:16},
{t:"and honors.",p:15,x:512,y:1013,w:80,h:16},
{t:" Skyline Magazine",p:16,x:60,y:1257,w:130,h:16},
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{t:"Definitions of a soul mate?",p:16,x:60,y:580,w:180,h:16},
{t:"Spiritual Definition of a soul mate : The religious and spiritual",p:16,x:60,y:599,w:429,h:16},
{t:"people who believe in reincarnation and the concept of karma.",p:16,x:60,y:616,w:427,h:16},
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{t:"“The Grapes had found their magic, their muse, again. The",p:16,x:512,y:873,w:427,h:16},
{t:"audience sensed the energetic vibe had returned. All felt right",p:16,x:512,y:889,w:425,h:16},
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{t:"soulful hits like “Rising Up,” and “Let a Fire Start” with gusto",p:16,x:512,y:969,w:431,h:16},
{t:"and Grapes fans always heighten the energy offstage, dressing",p:16,x:512,y:985,w:428,h:16},
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{t:"” Brita",p:16,x:897,y:1001,w:47,h:16},
{t:"Brundage -THE FAIRFIELD WEEKLY",p:16,x:512,y:1017,w:247,h:16},
{t:"Having seen the Grapes perform, I am in total agreement",p:16,x:542,y:1033,w:398,h:16},
{t:"with Ms. Brundage. The Grapes certainly do have an uncanny",p:16,x:512,y:1049,w:432,h:16},
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{t:"The Grapes have teamed up with producer/engineer Jay",p:16,x:542,y:1097,w:402,h:16},
{t:"Newland  (2003 Grammy Award Winning Engineer-producer of",p:16,x:512,y:1113,w:431,h:16},
{t:"the year with artist Norah Jones) to produce and record their",p:16,x:512,y:1129,w:429,h:16},
{t:"album entitled “Pocket Dreams.” Randy Funke, guitar/voice",p:16,x:512,y:1145,w:431,h:16},
{t:"along with Steve DeFala on sax, voice & guitar, Joe Tripuzzi",p:16,x:512,y:1161,w:430,h:16},
{t:"on bass. Stan Hammond on keyboards and Barry Urich on",p:16,x:512,y:1177,w:432,h:16},
{t:"drums are all sensational.",p:16,x:512,y:1193,w:175,h:16},
{t:"For a list of extensive credits and their performance calendar",p:16,x:542,y:1209,w:399,h:16},
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{t:"The Best Classical",p:17,x:201,y:88,w:146,h:22},
{t:"Composer/pianist Andrew Violette fuses the text of American",p:17,x:60,y:125,w:428,h:16},
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{t:"The Death of the Hired Man (Innova 608) will be released on",p:17,x:60,y:176,w:429,h:16},
{t:"April 27, 2004. Death of the Hired Man will also be filmed for",p:17,x:60,y:192,w:425,h:16},
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{t:"Zannoth and tenor Brad Cresswell.  The text is drawn from",p:17,x:60,y:224,w:431,h:16},
{t:"the poems of Walt Whitman, music by Mr. Violette.   Violette",p:17,x:60,y:240,w:431,h:16},
{t:"was born in Brooklyn 49 years ago and still lives there. He al-",p:17,x:60,y:256,w:430,h:16},
{t:"ways wanted to be a composer, “even though I knew that I",p:17,x:60,y:272,w:429,h:16},
{t:"would always be poor, ” he says.",p:17,x:60,y:288,w:218,h:16},
{t:" Violette’s previous work includes Piano Sonata 7 (Inno va",p:17,x:90,y:304,w:402,h:16},
{t:"587:3) which was selected as one of the Best of 2003 b y the",p:17,x:60,y:320,w:432,h:16},
{t:"Boston Globe.  Inno",p:17,x:60,y:336,w:140,h:16},
{t:"va is the record label of the American",p:17,x:208,y:336,w:269,h:16},
{t:"Composers Forum, located in St. Paul, MN and on the web at",p:17,x:60,y:352,w:429,h:16},
{t:"www.composersforum.org and is underwritten by the McKnight",p:17,x:60,y:369,w:428,h:16},
{t:"Foundation. The cover of the CD shows the virtuoso pianist and",p:17,x:60,y:386,w:427,h:16},
{t:"former Benedictine novice in leather pants holding a whip . “You",p:17,x:60,y:402,w:432,h:16},
{t:"just do what you have to do, ” he says. www.andrewviolette.com",p:17,x:60,y:419,w:429,h:16},
{t:"A graduate of the New York Metropolitan Opera, Sherry Zannoth",p:17,x:60,y:436,w:431,h:16},
{t:"has gone on to sing in operas",p:17,x:60,y:452,w:201,h:16},
{t:"all over the world. Her credits",p:17,x:60,y:468,w:198,h:16},
{t:"and rave reviews are too nu-",p:17,x:60,y:484,w:198,h:16},
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{t:"steely v ocal brilliance and",p:17,x:60,y:532,w:186,h:16},
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{t:"venom.” Need I sa y more?",p:17,x:60,y:612,w:197,h:16},
{t:"Sherry Z",p:17,x:60,y:628,w:61,h:16},
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{t:"In May, Ms. Zannoth will",p:17,x:90,y:740,w:169,h:16},
{t:"premiere a song cy",p:17,x:60,y:756,w:135,h:16},
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{t:"Linda Christman                  ",p:19,x:108,y:746,w:167,h:15},
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{t:"Winter came testily for you",p:19,x:95,y:141,w:186,h:16},
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{t:"As it did in icy northern lands.",p:19,x:95,y:173,w:204,h:16},
{t:"In that surf and sand fell",p:19,x:95,y:189,w:168,h:16},
{t:"No snow, just salt air and gunfire.",p:19,x:95,y:205,w:231,h:16},
{t:"Yet spring was far behind.",p:19,x:95,y:221,w:177,h:16},
{t:"Returning, your nightmares replayed",p:19,x:95,y:237,w:253,h:16},
{t:"And we heard you call out.",p:19,x:95,y:253,w:183,h:16},
{t:"But going home would come later.",p:19,x:95,y:269,w:235,h:16},
{t:"Japan nodded like a waning hibiscus sun",p:19,x:95,y:285,w:276,h:16},
{t:"Surrounded by cherry blossoms and war.",p:19,x:95,y:301,w:282,h:16},
{t:"You stoically rebuilt a country, made peace",p:19,x:95,y:317,w:293,h:16},
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{t:"And the anticlimax of new appliances.",p:19,x:95,y:365,w:256,h:16},
{t:"Pistol laid to rest and books in hand,",p:19,x:95,y:381,w:247,h:16},
{t:"Raising girls and adopting birds,",p:19,x:95,y:397,w:218,h:16},
{t:"In your city house and your country nest.",p:19,x:95,y:413,w:285,h:16},
{t:"We miss you now, trailing your star.",p:19,x:95,y:429,w:246,h:16},
{t:"Linda Christman-Pitts : As a novice writer, I am trying my",p:19,x:60,y:458,w:432,h:16},
{t:"hand at a variety of writing genres.  I have published short stories",p:19,x:60,y:474,w:432,h:16},
{t:"and news articles. My job includes educational and computer",p:19,x:60,y:490,w:425,h:16},
{t:"consulting. Currently I am working on a series of adolescent",p:19,x:60,y:506,w:425,h:16},
{t:"fiction and a story treatment for a children’ s TV show.",p:19,x:60,y:522,w:371,h:16},
{t:"“Looking up at the sound of the door opening, she saw her",p:19,x:520,y:871,w:405,h:16},
{t:"friend, Sarah, emerge from the dark, rainy outdoors and",p:19,x:520,y:886,w:399,h:16},
{t:"appear with a surreal haziness like a modern phantom walk-",p:19,x:520,y:902,w:405,h:16},
{t:"ing into the warm fluorescent lights of the café. Noticing",p:19,x:520,y:917,w:399,h:16},
{t:"Mathilde in the corner, Sarah headed toward her at a hurried",p:19,x:520,y:933,w:405,h:16},
{t:"pace. Mathilde recognized the woman as her friend, but her",p:19,x:520,y:948,w:405,h:16},
{t:"demeanor was so different from what she knew. Sarah’s gray",p:19,x:520,y:964,w:405,h:16},
{t:"eyes flashed brightly and her steps skimmed the floor like a",p:19,x:520,y:979,w:405,h:16},
{t:"somnambulist, the water dripping off her and leaving a trail",p:19,x:520,y:995,w:405,h:16},
{t:"to remind her when she left of the way she came.”",p:19,x:520,y:1010,w:344,h:16},
{t:"Kirsten Schmidt studied ballet",p:19,x:520,y:563,w:213,h:16},
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{t:"Governor's School for the Arts",p:19,x:529,y:609,w:192,h:15},
{t:"when she was sixteen years old.",p:19,x:522,y:624,w:209,h:15},
{t:"Though she went on to do other",p:19,x:523,y:639,w:204,h:15},
{t:"things, these early experiences",p:19,x:526,y:654,w:198,h:15},
{t:"provided much of the inspir ation",p:19,x:522,y:669,w:210,h:15},
{t:"for this collection.Her short story ,",p:19,x:519,y:684,w:217,h:15},
{t:"\"The Musings Of Vera\", was",p:19,x:538,y:699,w:179,h:15},
{t:"published in Skyline Magazine in",p:19,x:522,y:714,w:206,h:15},
{t:"September 2003.",p:19,x:571,y:729,w:110,h:15},
{t:" Stilled is her first book.",p:19,x:549,y:744,w:154,h:15},
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{t:"“Stilled, Mary, Unnoticed Wonder.”",p:19,x:522,y:769,w:205,h:13},
{t:"Three thought-provoking short stories",p:19,x:519,y:785,w:211,h:12},
{t:"creatively explore the chasm that exists",p:19,x:515,y:800,w:218,h:12},
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{t:"do you remember those caves",p:19,x:625,y:134,w:205,h:16},
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{t:"we once hid from the sun",p:19,x:625,y:201,w:172,h:16},
{t:"and hordes of maratha warriors",p:19,x:625,y:217,w:217,h:16},
{t:"cascading behind a broken window",p:19,x:625,y:234,w:239,h:16},
{t:"hunting relentlessly",p:19,x:625,y:251,w:132,h:16},
{t:"for stolen",p:19,x:625,y:267,w:64,h:16},
{t:"moments.",p:19,x:625,y:284,w:67,h:16},
{t:"the heart was then a street",p:19,x:625,y:301,w:185,h:16},
{t:"pursuing days and nights",p:19,x:625,y:317,w:172,h:16},
{t:"and a subdued sky",p:19,x:625,y:334,w:127,h:16},
{t:"that hid a long forgotten secret.",p:19,x:625,y:351,w:216,h:16},
{t:"imprisoned",p:19,x:625,y:367,w:74,h:16},
{t:"we traveled the eyes",p:19,x:625,y:384,w:143,h:16},
{t:"and hopes",p:19,x:625,y:401,w:69,h:16},
{t:"of another day. ",p:19,x:625,y:417,w:110,h:16},
{t:"“Stilled is a collection of three sophisticated brilliantly written",p:19,x:512,y:1106,w:415,h:16},
{t:"stories, each a teasing exploration into self-esteem, illusions,",p:19,x:512,y:1121,w:430,h:16},
{t:"dreams and the law of opposites....Stilled is sharply written,",p:19,x:512,y:1136,w:426,h:16},
{t:"psychologically spiked and collectively captivating. A splendid",p:19,x:512,y:1151,w:430,h:16},
{t:"debut book by Ms. Schmidt. ” Sherry R ussell GMS, Author/R",p:19,x:512,y:1166,w:383,h:16},
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{t:"after you read the final page. Highly recommended. Short, sweet",p:19,x:512,y:1211,w:428,h:16},
{t:"and to the point - an excellent read.”Shirley R oe, Allbooks R",p:19,x:512,y:1226,w:395,h:16},
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{t:" Skyline Magazine",p:20,x:60,y:1257,w:130,h:16},
{t:"                             May June 2004",p:20,x:660,y:1257,w:258,h:16},
{t:"20",p:20,x:493,y:1259,w:20,h:16},
{t:"The Markings:",p:20,x:288,y:1050,w:105,h:20},
{t:"A Tale Of Reprisal",p:20,x:274,y:1070,w:132,h:20},
{t:"A Novel by",p:20,x:301,y:1090,w:80,h:20},
{t:"Robert L. Cunningham",p:20,x:257,y:1110,w:166,h:20},
{t:"A fighter pilot seeks",p:20,x:266,y:1144,w:148,h:21},
{t:" delayed vengeance.",p:20,x:264,y:1164,w:153,h:21},
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{t:"Dan Allawat",p:20,x:678,y:56,w:100,h:22},
{t:"Leaving The Park At Night",p:20,x:647,y:84,w:160,h:22},
{t:"Sitting on the park bench at night",p:20,x:540,y:117,w:228,h:16},
{t:"With her back against my chest,",p:20,x:540,y:133,w:221,h:16},
{t:"I can feel the earth’s slick rotation",p:20,x:540,y:149,w:234,h:16},
{t:"Underneath my feet as the world moves on,",p:20,x:540,y:181,w:303,h:16},
{t:"Regardless of her and I, and this moment.",p:20,x:540,y:197,w:288,h:16},
{t:"We are lost in the lush grass, washed in the moonlight.",p:20,x:540,y:213,w:377,h:16},
{t:"And the breeze-filled trees offer us privacy,",p:20,x:540,y:245,w:298,h:16},
{t:"The streetlights shining softly through their lea ves.",p:20,x:540,y:261,w:351,h:16},
{t:"We are unaware of those who toil outside of this place.",p:20,x:540,y:277,w:374,h:16},
{t:"I begin to feel the sway of her body as she",p:20,x:540,y:309,w:294,h:16},
{t:"Gently rocks from side-to-side, until I too ,",p:20,x:540,y:325,w:291,h:16},
{t:"Pick up the rhythm of her heart,",p:20,x:540,y:341,w:220,h:16},
{t:"And step off of this spinning earth and into her .",p:20,x:540,y:373,w:326,h:16},
{t:"We sway as one now and in the distance we hear",p:20,x:540,y:389,w:334,h:16},
{t:"Children playing, a dog barking, and a cit y",p:20,x:540,y:405,w:293,h:16},
{t:"Singing the songs of the night so serenely .",p:20,x:540,y:437,w:294,h:16},
{t:"We hear these sounds from miles abo ve the earth",p:20,x:540,y:453,w:342,h:16},
{t:"Where we are hiding among the distant stars.",p:20,x:540,y:469,w:310,h:16},
{t:"Timothy Gager",p:20,x:216,y:56,w:119,h:22},
{t:"bundled man",p:20,x:165,y:109,w:88,h:16},
{t:"falls on his back",p:20,x:165,y:124,w:108,h:16},
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{t:"that no longer opens",p:20,x:165,y:229,w:140,h:16},
{t:"watching--",p:20,x:165,y:244,w:71,h:16},
{t:"drinking coffee",p:20,x:165,y:259,w:100,h:16},
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{t:"the wind",p:20,x:165,y:289,w:57,h:16},
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{t:"like a slap in the face",p:20,x:165,y:319,w:144,h:16},
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{t:"weeping",p:20,x:165,y:349,w:55,h:16},
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{t:"appears that their skin",p:20,x:165,y:394,w:153,h:16},
{t:"could be peeled",p:20,x:165,y:409,w:106,h:16},
{t:"uncovered",p:20,x:165,y:424,w:70,h:16},
{t:"like love",p:20,x:165,y:439,w:56,h:16},
{t:"uncovered",p:20,x:165,y:454,w:70,h:16},
{t:"that I can't control",p:20,x:165,y:469,w:125,h:16},
{t:"just borderline",p:20,x:165,y:484,w:98,h:16},
{t:"like the weather",p:20,x:165,y:499,w:109,h:16},
{t:"hope that it changes",p:20,x:165,y:514,w:138,h:16},
{t:"but it's the dead of winter",p:20,x:165,y:529,w:175,h:16},
{t:"and things have happened",p:20,x:165,y:544,w:180,h:16},
{t:"Frozen Again",p:20,x:235,y:82,w:81,h:22},
{t:"Timothy Gager is the author of Short Street and Twenty-Six",p:20,x:60,y:574,w:431,h:16},
{t:"Pack, both collections of short fiction and the e-book, The Damned",p:20,x:60,y:589,w:433,h:16},
{t:"Middle. His first book of poetry, The same corner of the Bar, is",p:20,x:60,y:604,w:430,h:16},
{t:"available through Ibbetson Street Press. Timoth y has also ed-",p:20,x:60,y:619,w:431,h:16},
{t:"ited the book, Out of the Blue Writers Unite: A Book of Poetry",p:20,x:60,y:634,w:421,h:16},
{t:"and Prose from the Out of the Blue Art Gallery. He hosts the",p:20,x:60,y:649,w:431,h:16},
{t:"Dire Series in Cambridge, Massachusetts ev ery month at the",p:20,x:60,y:664,w:430,h:16},
{t:"gallery and his own work has appeared in The Ibbetson Street",p:20,x:60,y:679,w:430,h:16},
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{t:"sity of Delaware, he now is living in Waltham, Massachusetts",p:20,x:60,y:724,w:430,h:16},
{t:"and is employed as a social worker.",p:20,x:60,y:739,w:244,h:16},
{t:"“Tim Gager can surprise you with",p:20,x:229,y:771,w:236,h:16},
{t:" pyrotechnics in language, with",p:20,x:240,y:787,w:214,h:16},
{t:"startling originality, or be goofy for the",p:20,x:213,y:803,w:266,h:16},
{t:" hell of it. But underlying whatever he",p:20,x:217,y:819,w:261,h:16},
{t:" has up his sleeve, Gager never forgets",p:20,x:211,y:835,w:271,h:16},
{t:"to tell us a story.  He remembers that",p:20,x:217,y:851,w:258,h:16},
{t:"we’re out there listening and reading,",p:20,x:218,y:867,w:256,h:16},
{t:"usually hanging on every word.”",p:20,x:237,y:883,w:221,h:16},
{t:"– Michael Lee, author, “Paradise Dance .”",p:20,x:209,y:899,w:278,h:16},
{t:"Short Street",p:20,x:284,y:914,w:125,h:22},
{t:"27 new short stories available through",p:20,x:215,y:937,w:263,h:16},
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{t:"and other fine stores.",p:20,x:273,y:985,w:146,h:16},
{t:"Janet Reid",p:20,x:685,y:656,w:85,h:22},
{t:"The Attic",p:20,x:701,y:708,w:53,h:22},
{t:"The dusty cobwebs drape",p:20,x:625,y:767,w:175,h:16},
{t:"like tattered strips of dirty lace",p:20,x:625,y:783,w:212,h:16},
{t:"across the tiny window",p:20,x:625,y:799,w:156,h:16},
{t:"in the dark and gloomy space",p:20,x:625,y:815,w:203,h:16},
{t:"behind the boxes that are stacked",p:20,x:625,y:831,w:234,h:16},
{t:"in disarray,",p:20,x:625,y:847,w:76,h:16},
{t:"long forgotten memories",p:20,x:625,y:863,w:167,h:16},
{t:"tied with twine and packed away.",p:20,x:625,y:879,w:228,h:16},
{t:"The cobweb-filtered light",p:20,x:625,y:911,w:168,h:16},
{t:"seems brown with age",p:20,x:625,y:927,w:152,h:16},
{t:"and drips in scattered hues",p:20,x:625,y:943,w:184,h:16},
{t:"across a weathered page",p:20,x:625,y:959,w:169,h:16},
{t:"that tells a life",p:20,x:625,y:975,w:97,h:16},
{t:"in souvenirs and words,",p:20,x:625,y:991,w:162,h:16},
{t:"whispered voices written long ago",p:20,x:625,y:1007,w:231,h:16},
{t:"and never heard.",p:20,x:625,y:1023,w:117,h:16},
{t:"Janet Reid is a mother of three, born and r aised in Northern",p:20,x:512,y:1066,w:431,h:16},
{t:"Ontario, Canada.  She is one of the original poets included in “A",p:20,x:512,y:1082,w:432,h:16},
{t:"Collection of Voices From Around the World” , an anthology put",p:20,x:512,y:1098,w:430,h:16},
{t:"together by authors at PoetryPages.com and awaiting the comple-",p:20,x:512,y:1114,w:433,h:16},
{t:"tion of the second volume.  Other published poems include “Sept",p:20,x:512,y:1130,w:429,h:16},
{t:"11, 2001\" in “Fear To Freedom And Beyond 911 2001-2002\" by",p:20,x:512,y:1146,w:432,h:16},
{t:"Creations from the Heart;”The Masterpiece” in the October is-",p:20,x:512,y:1162,w:432,h:16},
{t:"sue of the U.K. magazine “Poetic Hours Magazine”, and “Losing",p:20,x:512,y:1178,w:431,h:16},
{t:"Ground” and “Is This Me?” at “Skyline Publications Online,”",p:20,x:512,y:1194,w:402,h:16},
{t:"November 2003.  She has her own ",p:20,x:512,y:1210,w:312,h:16},
{t:"webpage at",p:20,x:846,y:1210,w:86,h:16},
{t:"www.geocities.com/janmew",p:20,x:512,y:1226,w:188,h:16},
{t:"Dan Allawat lives and works in Miami, Florida. Previously had",p:20,x:512,y:525,w:427,h:16},
{t:"short stories published in Dead Mule and Skyline. This is his first",p:20,x:512,y:541,w:425,h:16},
{t:"published work of poetry.",p:20,x:512,y:557,w:175,h:16},
{t:" Arts & Entertainment",p:21,x:60,y:1255,w:159,h:16},
{t:"                                  “Reach for the Sky...”",p:21,x:599,y:1255,w:330,h:16},
{t:"21",p:21,x:490,y:1259,w:20,h:16},
{t:"The Balance of Life",p:21,x:72,y:61,w:425,h:68},
{t:"Patricia Ann Guthrie",p:21,x:213,y:146,w:124,h:22},
{t:"Dr. Melvin Bernstein sat in his office chair with hands folded",p:21,x:60,y:207,w:425,h:16},
{t:"against the back of his neck.  This w as the fifth client that he",p:21,x:60,y:223,w:429,h:16},
{t:"had seen this morning, and this afternoon he had four more, all",p:21,x:60,y:240,w:425,h:16},
{t:"whiners.  He hated whiners.  After all, he didn’ t whine, did he?",p:21,x:60,y:257,w:430,h:16},
{t:"He had endured four years of undergrad work, another two earn-",p:21,x:60,y:273,w:430,h:16},
{t:"ing his Masters of Psychology, then his final two years interning",p:21,x:60,y:290,w:431,h:16},
{t:"at Bellevue.  He’d earned his place in societ y.  Why couldn’t",p:21,x:60,y:307,w:432,h:16},
{t:"they?",p:21,x:60,y:323,w:36,h:16},
{t:"“Dr. Bernstein, I think I really need help .  I don’t think I can",p:21,x:90,y:340,w:401,h:16},
{t:"go on much longer. ”",p:21,x:60,y:357,w:137,h:16},
{t:"Internally he sighed, trying to k eep his expression deadpan.",p:21,x:90,y:373,w:399,h:16},
{t:"He picked up the pen and his pad and pretended to write.  In",p:21,x:60,y:390,w:426,h:16},
{t:"actuality, he doodled.",p:21,x:60,y:407,w:146,h:16},
{t:"“Lucille, tell me when this all started for y ou.”",p:21,x:90,y:423,w:314,h:16},
{t:" His open-ended questions always got his clients started.  Now,",p:21,x:74,y:440,w:418,h:16},
{t:"he could focus back on his golf game.  His last score had been a",p:21,x:60,y:457,w:425,h:16},
{t:"ninety-five.  Trouble was — he had too much going in his life.",p:21,x:60,y:473,w:428,h:16},
{t:"He couldn’t concentrate.  He was thinking too much about his",p:21,x:60,y:490,w:429,h:16},
{t:"client ’s problems when he was on the golf course.",p:21,x:60,y:507,w:341,h:16},
{t:"“I can’t seem to accomplish anything.  I’m going to school,",p:21,x:90,y:523,w:399,h:16},
{t:"trying to get my Bachelors, which I need for a promo . . .",p:21,x:60,y:540,w:392,h:16},
{t:"”",p:21,x:456,y:540,w:6,h:16},
{t:"Lucille’s conversation floated into the background of the",p:21,x:90,y:557,w:394,h:16},
{t:"doctor ’s predominant thought process.",p:21,x:60,y:573,w:262,h:16},
{t:"There was his wife.  He was sure Melinda was having an",p:21,x:90,y:590,w:401,h:16},
{t:"affair.  He didn’t know with whom, but he suspected it might be",p:21,x:60,y:607,w:427,h:16},
{t:"the new tennis instructor down at the Scarsdale Country Club",p:21,x:60,y:623,w:420,h:16},
{t:".",p:21,x:487,y:623,w:4,h:16},
{t:"She had become so distant lately.  He realized that he hadn’t",p:21,x:60,y:640,w:432,h:16},
{t:"had much time to spend with her.  In fact, he hadn’t noticed her",p:21,x:60,y:657,w:431,h:16},
{t:"at all.  She had gained all that weight after their last son w",p:21,x:60,y:673,w:410,h:16},
{t:"as",p:21,x:477,y:673,w:15,h:16},
{t:"born five years ago, and she had let her hair go to a mousy",p:21,x:60,y:690,w:427,h:16},
{t:"brown.  This morning, he had noticed a decided change.  The",p:21,x:60,y:707,w:425,h:16},
{t:"brown was suddenly auburn and she’d lost weight.  Wh y hadn’t",p:21,x:60,y:723,w:432,h:16},
{t:"he noticed?",p:21,x:60,y:740,w:77,h:16},
{t:"“Dr. Bernstein, I think my husband is having an affair. ”",p:21,x:90,y:757,w:376,h:16},
{t:"“Why do you suspect y our husband is ha ving an affair,",p:21,x:90,y:773,w:402,h:16},
{t:"Lucille?”",p:21,x:60,y:790,w:55,h:16},
{t:"“I just have this feeling.  Maybe his attitude.  The way he",p:21,x:90,y:807,w:402,h:16},
{t:"doesn’t communicate anymore.  The way he backs off when I",p:21,x:60,y:823,w:430,h:16},
{t:"touch him.  The way . . .” Tears flooded her eyes and forced",p:21,x:60,y:840,w:431,h:16},
{t:"themselves down her cheeks.  She took a deep breath, rubbed",p:21,x:60,y:857,w:428,h:16},
{t:"her eyes and continued.  “I haven’t spent much time with him,",p:21,x:60,y:873,w:429,h:16},
{t:"trying to juggle my job, school, and carting the kids around.",p:21,x:60,y:890,w:428,h:16},
{t:"The house is always a mess.  I can’t seem to find time for that,",p:21,x:60,y:907,w:429,h:16},
{t:"either.  I guess I couldn’t really blame him if he w as.  He’s so .",p:21,x:60,y:923,w:432,h:16},
{t:". .” Her voice droned on with suspicions of infidelit y.",p:21,x:60,y:940,w:357,h:16},
{t:"Why did he suspect that Melinda was ha ving an affair –",p:21,x:90,y:957,w:400,h:16},
{t:"because of her new hair color?  Perhaps she suspected that he",p:21,x:60,y:973,w:429,h:16},
{t:"was having an affair.  Did she suspect about Colleen?  Prett y",p:21,x:60,y:990,w:432,h:16},
{t:"Colleen, with her red flowing hair, green eyes and smile that",p:21,x:60,y:1007,w:430,h:16},
{t:"sent rockets of sensations careening in and out of his mind.  He",p:21,x:60,y:1023,w:426,h:16},
{t:"had to work those extra hours, but her little Central Park West",p:21,x:60,y:1040,w:432,h:16},
{t:"apartment was worth the rent.”  As Lucille spilled her guts about",p:21,x:60,y:1057,w:428,h:16},
{t:"her husband, Melvin discreetly check ed the time.  Perhaps, if he",p:21,x:60,y:1073,w:431,h:16},
{t:"could cut Lucille’s appointment just a little, he’d ha ve time to",p:21,x:60,y:1090,w:431,h:16},
{t:"see Colleen during lunch.",p:21,x:60,y:1107,w:171,h:16},
{t:"“I know, if I didn’t have to work so much, if I could spend",p:21,x:90,y:1123,w:398,h:16},
{t:"more time with him, he wouldn’ t be seeing this other woman. ”",p:21,x:60,y:1140,w:430,h:16},
{t:"He looked at Lucille’s mousy brown hair.  It looked very",p:21,x:90,y:1157,w:402,h:16},
{t:"similar to Melinda’s hair color, before she had — what, dyed it?",p:21,x:60,y:1173,w:431,h:16},
{t:"Should he suggest to Lucille that she dy e her hair?  Something",p:21,x:60,y:1190,w:430,h:16},
{t:"in Lucille’s tone had triggered a reaction, but he w asn’t sure",p:21,x:60,y:1207,w:431,h:16},
{t:"what.  He wondered if her husband w as a tennis instructor.  He",p:21,x:60,y:1223,w:432,h:16},
{t:"knew very little about this woman.",p:21,x:512,y:94,w:235,h:16},
{t:"“Lucille, tell me about yourself.  I mean, what do you want",p:21,x:542,y:111,w:402,h:16},
{t:"out of life?”",p:21,x:512,y:128,w:78,h:16},
{t:"“Doctor Bernstein?”",p:21,x:542,y:144,w:133,h:16},
{t:"He noticed that Lucille’s dark eyes penetrated into his face",p:21,x:542,y:161,w:400,h:16},
{t:"and deeper.  He saw the look of a deeply troubled woman sitting",p:21,x:512,y:178,w:427,h:16},
{t:"in front of him, and realized that she must have already told him",p:21,x:512,y:194,w:430,h:16},
{t:"her story several times.  He hadn’t been listening.  Frantically,",p:21,x:512,y:211,w:432,h:16},
{t:"he searched for a cover.  He found one and gave her the “priority”",p:21,x:512,y:228,w:431,h:16},
{t:"antidote.",p:21,x:512,y:244,w:59,h:16},
{t:"“You see, Lucille, you’ve got to prioritize.  You’ve got to",p:21,x:542,y:261,w:401,h:16},
{t:"balance your life and decide what",p:21,x:512,y:278,w:227,h:16},
{t:"’s most important.”  That was",p:21,x:742,y:278,w:202,h:16},
{t:"a stupid remark.  He hadn’ t heard a word she’d said.  He could",p:21,x:512,y:294,w:428,h:16},
{t:"have been talking about himself .",p:21,x:512,y:311,w:224,h:16},
{t:"Which of his obsessions was most important — Melinda, his",p:21,x:542,y:328,w:399,h:16},
{t:"job, his teaching assignment, Colleen and his golf game?  And,",p:21,x:512,y:344,w:425,h:16},
{t:"what about his wife?  Sadly",p:21,x:512,y:361,w:196,h:16},
{t:", he realiz ed he totally ignored",p:21,x:717,y:361,w:220,h:16},
{t:"whatever he happened to be doing in fa vor of that which he was",p:21,x:512,y:378,w:432,h:16},
{t:"not.  Priorities.",p:21,x:512,y:394,w:100,h:16},
{t:"“Doctor, my most important priority is my husband and my",p:21,x:542,y:411,w:402,h:16},
{t:"children.  In order for us to surviv e, I have to work.  My husband",p:21,x:512,y:428,w:430,h:16},
{t:"is an artist and doesn’t make much money.  He doesn’t have to",p:21,x:512,y:444,w:432,h:16},
{t:"juggle.  I’ve taken that burden off of him.”  She stopped for air.",p:21,x:512,y:461,w:432,h:16},
{t:"“I need to earn more money, so I’m taking classes at school.",p:21,x:542,y:478,w:399,h:16},
{t:"I’m failing, because I don’ t have time to study.  I came close to",p:21,x:512,y:494,w:430,h:16},
{t:"having a nervous . . .,” she stopped and started to cry.   Dr.",p:21,x:512,y:511,w:432,h:16},
{t:"Bernstein handed her the box of tissues that he always kept",p:21,x:512,y:528,w:432,h:16},
{t:"handy on his desk.",p:21,x:512,y:544,w:127,h:16},
{t:"“Breakdown. . . that",p:21,x:542,y:561,w:140,h:16},
{t:"’s why I came to you.  The school is",p:21,x:685,y:561,w:257,h:16},
{t:"paying for it.  I hardly see my husband anymore, and his assistant",p:21,x:512,y:578,w:433,h:16},
{t:"is gorgeous.  She has fiery red hair and deep green ey es.  I met",p:21,x:512,y:594,w:431,h:16},
{t:"her at a gallery opening this September .  I can’t compete with",p:21,x:512,y:611,w:431,h:16},
{t:"her.  She has money . . . and can afford to look glamorous . . .",p:21,x:512,y:628,w:425,h:16},
{t:"and she lives in an elegant Centr al Park apartment.”  Sobs",p:21,x:512,y:644,w:430,h:16},
{t:"disjointed her conversation.  “I’m losing him and I don’ t know",p:21,x:512,y:661,w:431,h:16},
{t:"what to do. ”",p:21,x:512,y:678,w:83,h:16},
{t:"Bernstein sat up and took notice.  He suddenly wondered",p:21,x:542,y:694,w:396,h:16},
{t:"what Colleen did for a living.  W asn’t she an artist?  Why didn’t",p:21,x:512,y:711,w:432,h:16},
{t:"he know?  “I’ve been too damned concerned with m y own life,”",p:21,x:512,y:728,w:432,h:16},
{t:"he thought.  Lucille was sobbing.  He needed more time with",p:21,x:512,y:744,w:428,h:16},
{t:"her, but realized their time was up.  Well, next time.  He’d pay",p:21,x:512,y:761,w:432,h:16},
{t:"more attention to her, next time.  Now, he had to find out what",p:21,x:512,y:778,w:429,h:16},
{t:"his fiery redhead did in her spare time.",p:21,x:512,y:794,w:265,h:16},
{t:"Life and priorities hit Dr. Melvin Bernstein right between the",p:21,x:542,y:811,w:398,h:16},
{t:"eyes as he raced out of his office building and into a nearb y,",p:21,x:512,y:828,w:432,h:16},
{t:"waiting cab.  He’d catch the witch off guard.",p:21,x:512,y:844,w:300,h:16},
{t:"“Driver, Central Park West and 86th Street, quick! ”  He held",p:21,x:542,y:861,w:401,h:16},
{t:"out a twenty.",p:21,x:512,y:878,w:90,h:16},
{t:"The driver, who appeared eager for Dr. Bernstein’s bill, ap-",p:21,x:542,y:894,w:401,h:16},
{t:"parently didn’t see the dazed, sad young woman with the mousy",p:21,x:512,y:910,w:429,h:16},
{t:"brown hair walk out of the office building and step off the curb",p:21,x:512,y:926,w:426,h:16},
{t:"in front of a parked car, right in front of the accelerating taxi.",p:21,x:512,y:942,w:422,h:16},
{t:"    Dr. Bernstein jumped out of the cab and r an to where Lucille",p:21,x:512,y:958,w:430,h:16},
{t:"lay, apparently killed on impact.  He wondered if he should ha ve",p:21,x:512,y:975,w:432,h:16},
{t:"spent just a little bit more time with her.  Now, he’d have to wait",p:21,x:512,y:992,w:432,h:16},
{t:"to catch his mistress in the arms of — Lucille’ s husband.",p:21,x:512,y:1008,w:386,h:16},
{t:"Patricia Guthrie is a former opera singer who teaches music",p:21,x:542,y:1042,w:404,h:16},
{t:"to inner-city high school students in the Chicago Public School",p:21,x:512,y:1058,w:427,h:16},
{t:"System.  Having also taught drama and directed amateur and",p:21,x:512,y:1075,w:429,h:16},
{t:"school productions, she now enjo ys transferring her skills into",p:21,x:512,y:1092,w:429,h:16},
{t:"the creation of her own stories and char acters.",p:21,x:512,y:1108,w:322,h:16},
{t:"She resides in a suburb of Chicago with her collies:  Annie,",p:21,x:542,y:1125,w:396,h:16},
{t:"Alex, Roxanne and Azura.  For several years, she was involved",p:21,x:512,y:1142,w:432,h:16},
{t:"in competitive dog obedience training.  Now, she’s involved in a",p:21,x:512,y:1158,w:432,h:16},
{t:"mental health — dog therapy program where she assists staff",p:21,x:512,y:1175,w:429,h:16},
{t:"and volunteers in working with patients with mental disabilities,",p:21,x:512,y:1192,w:425,h:16},
{t:"and teaches children how to train dogs.",p:21,x:512,y:1208,w:271,h:16},
{t:"Pat is currently working on a romantic suspense no vel.",p:21,x:542,y:1225,w:377,h:16},
{t:" Skyline Magazine",p:22,x:60,y:1257,w:130,h:16},
{t:"                             May June 2004",p:22,x:660,y:1257,w:258,h:16},
{t:"22",p:22,x:493,y:1259,w:20,h:16},
{t:"Emotional Exorcism",p:22,x:215,y:100,w:121,h:22},
{t:"Amber Showalter",p:22,x:169,y:61,w:212,h:22},
{t:"It’s so amazing at night",p:22,x:108,y:138,w:160,h:16},
{t:"they glow in the dark",p:22,x:108,y:154,w:144,h:16},
{t:"cigarettes shine so bright",p:22,x:108,y:170,w:171,h:16},
{t:"you can always see sparks",p:22,x:108,y:186,w:181,h:16},
{t:"I was never big",p:22,x:108,y:218,w:106,h:16},
{t:"on emotional masochism",p:22,x:108,y:234,w:167,h:16},
{t:"so everyone hold hands",p:22,x:108,y:250,w:162,h:16},
{t:"and join me in this exorcism",p:22,x:108,y:266,w:194,h:16},
{t:"Where I remove my spirit",p:22,x:108,y:298,w:176,h:16},
{t:"from the memory of your room",p:22,x:108,y:314,w:214,h:16},
{t:"and all the plaster covered poster children",p:22,x:108,y:330,w:289,h:16},
{t:"from where you made your last stupid move",p:22,x:108,y:346,w:306,h:16},
{t:"Praise God!  Hail Mary!",p:22,x:108,y:378,w:156,h:16},
{t:"our rhythm to the chant",p:22,x:108,y:394,w:163,h:16},
{t:"Blessed are we so mote it be",p:22,x:108,y:410,w:196,h:16},
{t:"we circle you in the dance",p:22,x:108,y:426,w:178,h:16},
{t:"So burn me at the stake",p:22,x:108,y:458,w:167,h:16},
{t:"the evil witch always fails",p:22,x:108,y:474,w:174,h:16},
{t:"from heart to flesh to ash to dust",p:22,x:108,y:490,w:225,h:16},
{t:"just like they do in fairy tales",p:22,x:108,y:506,w:199,h:16},
{t:"We were happy once",p:22,x:108,y:538,w:142,h:16},
{t:"once upon a time",p:22,x:108,y:554,w:117,h:16},
{t:"fairy tale",p:22,x:108,y:570,w:60,h:16},
{t:"nursery rhyme",p:22,x:108,y:586,w:100,h:16},
{t:"Happily never after",p:22,x:108,y:618,w:131,h:16},
{t:"the ending very blunt",p:22,x:108,y:634,w:146,h:16},
{t:"but that",p:22,x:108,y:650,w:53,h:16},
{t:"’s the problem with once upon a time",p:22,x:163,y:650,w:252,h:16},
{t:"it only happens once",p:22,x:108,y:666,w:140,h:16},
{t:"And blissful happy endings",p:22,x:108,y:698,w:180,h:16},
{t:"make all the witches bawl",p:22,x:108,y:714,w:177,h:16},
{t:"because not everyone can be happy",p:22,x:108,y:730,w:248,h:16},
{t:"barely if at all",p:22,x:108,y:746,w:93,h:16},
{t:"It’s so amazing at night",p:22,x:108,y:778,w:160,h:16},
{t:"they glow in the dark",p:22,x:108,y:794,w:144,h:16},
{t:"cigarettes start fires so bright",p:22,x:108,y:810,w:201,h:16},
{t:"you can always see sparks",p:22,x:108,y:826,w:181,h:16},
{t:"I stare through the incantation",p:22,x:108,y:858,w:208,h:16},
{t:"written all over your face",p:22,x:108,y:874,w:172,h:16},
{t:"abracadabra oh well oh well",p:22,x:108,y:890,w:190,h:16},
{t:"hexes don’t erase",p:22,x:108,y:906,w:121,h:16},
{t:"Thank you Hanzel",p:22,x:108,y:938,w:122,h:16},
{t:"for leaving Gretel to fate",p:22,x:108,y:954,w:167,h:16},
{t:"thank you dear one",p:22,x:108,y:970,w:133,h:16},
{t:"for teaching me to hate",p:22,x:108,y:986,w:159,h:16},
{t:"Thank you Prince Charming",p:22,x:108,y:1018,w:187,h:16},
{t:"for giving Cinderella a chance",p:22,x:108,y:1034,w:200,h:16},
{t:"Thank you Lady",p:22,x:108,y:1050,w:107,h:16},
{t:"for loving a tramp",p:22,x:108,y:1066,w:123,h:16},
{t:"Thank you Snow White",p:22,x:108,y:1098,w:156,h:16},
{t:"for making the poison apple a friend",p:22,x:108,y:1114,w:246,h:16},
{t:"but tell me this",p:22,x:108,y:1130,w:102,h:16},
{t:"didn’t the witch die in the end?",p:22,x:108,y:1146,w:210,h:16},
{t:"I didn’t think we’d get this far",p:22,x:108,y:1178,w:203,h:16},
{t:"I gaze into your eyes",p:22,x:108,y:1194,w:145,h:16},
{t:"try to cast my spell on you",p:22,x:108,y:1210,w:184,h:16},
{t:"one last time",p:22,x:108,y:1226,w:88,h:16},
{t:"Lisa Colón DeLay",p:22,x:625,y:64,w:206,h:22},
{t:"Against My Remembrance",p:22,x:640,y:99,w:175,h:24},
{t:"I sat there with blisters, on the stoop , looking sideways",p:22,x:512,y:138,w:382,h:16},
{t:"Feeling mute and wondering why",p:22,x:512,y:154,w:227,h:16},
{t:"Your power so transfixing, so beyond my mind.",p:22,x:512,y:170,w:324,h:16},
{t:"I wrapped up my worries like a ball of twine.",p:22,x:512,y:186,w:306,h:16},
{t:"I packed my belongings in a matchbox and walked",p:22,x:512,y:202,w:348,h:16},
{t:"to the uptown train",p:22,x:512,y:218,w:132,h:16},
{t:"And caught my pain in the plexi-glass reflection.",p:22,x:512,y:234,w:329,h:16},
{t:"I don’t want to be around myself anymore.",p:22,x:512,y:250,w:296,h:16},
{t:"Left my statues in the efficiency on the ground floor .",p:22,x:512,y:282,w:361,h:16},
{t:"(Thieves break in to steal them anyway).",p:22,x:512,y:298,w:282,h:16},
{t:"My thoughts tumble as the stations go b y, and I sit",p:22,x:512,y:314,w:350,h:16},
{t:"On the plastic seat with ice water in my spine.",p:22,x:512,y:330,w:318,h:16},
{t:"The trouble with loving you is that there can be no one else,",p:22,x:512,y:362,w:412,h:16},
{t:"And that is the trouble.",p:22,x:512,y:378,w:157,h:16},
{t:"And that is the trouble I want to stay in,",p:22,x:512,y:394,w:277,h:16},
{t:"and I know I'll die trying.",p:22,x:512,y:410,w:171,h:16},
{t:"The hot water-- the bath you've made me.",p:22,x:512,y:426,w:292,h:16},
{t:"It's the clean you gave me.",p:22,x:512,y:442,w:187,h:16},
{t:"It's where I'll ever want to be,",p:22,x:512,y:458,w:208,h:16},
{t:"Even when I say \"I hate you\"",p:22,x:512,y:474,w:202,h:16},
{t:"And \"I'm never coming back\"--",p:22,x:512,y:490,w:212,h:16},
{t:"\"I'll rot first before I show up again, begging for m y life.\"",p:22,x:512,y:506,w:395,h:16},
{t:"But then rotting doesn't turn out as good as it sounds.",p:22,x:512,y:538,w:369,h:16},
{t:"I return, face filthy, scruffs and bruises, rags and tatters,",p:22,x:512,y:554,w:392,h:16},
{t:"And I smell like someone else's perfume,",p:22,x:512,y:570,w:280,h:16},
{t:"Again. All over again.",p:22,x:512,y:586,w:146,h:16},
{t:"I sit here on the train now looking sideways.",p:22,x:512,y:618,w:306,h:16},
{t:"Looking at the town I'm always leaving behind.",p:22,x:512,y:634,w:323,h:16},
{t:"It's always wintertime, and twilight,",p:22,x:512,y:650,w:243,h:16},
{t:"And people on the platforms look v aporous,",p:22,x:512,y:666,w:300,h:16},
{t:"Foggy wrong against my remembrance,",p:22,x:512,y:682,w:273,h:16},
{t:"The memory of sunshine.",p:22,x:512,y:698,w:172,h:16},
{t:"Lisa Colón DeLay resides in the anthracite coal country of cen-",p:22,x:512,y:729,w:430,h:16},
{t:"tral eastern Pennsylvania with her husband and two young chil-",p:22,x:512,y:745,w:431,h:16},
{t:"dren and owns her own advertising and graphic design com-",p:22,x:512,y:761,w:432,h:16},
{t:"pany, Ovation Enterprises. She enjoys telling stories that etch",p:22,x:512,y:777,w:430,h:16},
{t:"deep laugh lines or cause incontinence; writing; and rough-hous-",p:22,x:512,y:793,w:430,h:16},
{t:"ing of all sorts. To her recent surprise, she has found her great-",p:22,x:512,y:809,w:432,h:16},
{t:"est teacher and inspiration to be her autistic son.",p:22,x:512,y:825,w:338,h:16},
{t:"website: ovationwebsite.com          email:delay@dfnow.com",p:22,x:512,y:841,w:415,h:16},
{t:"Amber Showalter continued",p:22,x:512,y:886,w:162,h:13},
{t:"Say it softly",p:22,x:579,y:912,w:80,h:16},
{t:"slowly slowly",p:22,x:579,y:927,w:87,h:16},
{t:"say it meekly",p:22,x:579,y:942,w:90,h:16},
{t:"make it holy",p:22,x:579,y:957,w:84,h:16},
{t:"With my hands tied around my back",p:22,x:579,y:987,w:249,h:16},
{t:"and a wooden pole against my spine",p:22,x:579,y:1002,w:251,h:16},
{t:"I whisper my final verse to you",p:22,x:579,y:1017,w:215,h:16},
{t:"because this is good bye",p:22,x:579,y:1032,w:169,h:16},
{t:"It’s so amazing at night",p:22,x:579,y:1062,w:160,h:16},
{t:"they glow in the dark",p:22,x:579,y:1077,w:144,h:16},
{t:"your eyes start fires so bright",p:22,x:579,y:1092,w:202,h:16},
{t:"you can always make sparks",p:22,x:579,y:1107,w:196,h:16},
{t:"Amber Showalter: I live in Harrisonburg, Virginia.  I write po-",p:22,x:512,y:1146,w:431,h:16},
{t:"etry and plays, and thoroughly enjoy the theatre.  I used to",p:22,x:512,y:1162,w:431,h:16},
{t:"model in Washington, D.C, from 1998-2001, but hav e since",p:22,x:512,y:1178,w:431,h:16},
{t:"moved on the bigger and better things, such as being a Nathan",p:22,x:512,y:1194,w:429,h:16},
{t:"Combs model in Harrisonburg! I enjo y things of a gothic nature",p:22,x:512,y:1210,w:430,h:16},
{t:"and rely on God, auras and horoscopes when all else fails.",p:22,x:512,y:1226,w:398,h:16},
{t:" Arts & Entertainment",p:23,x:60,y:1255,w:159,h:16},
{t:"                                  “Reach for the Sky...”",p:23,x:599,y:1255,w:330,h:16},
{t:"23",p:23,x:490,y:1259,w:20,h:16},
{t:"“A balloon ride is like life—you never know where you will land.” ",p:23,x:60,y:143,w:431,h:16},
{t:"These were the words of one of our crew of hot air balloon",p:23,x:60,y:159,w:421,h:16},
{t:"travelers as we picked ourselves up from a giant mulch pile in",p:23,x:60,y:174,w:429,h:16},
{t:"the middle of a field about 15 miles from Charlotte, North Caro-",p:23,x:60,y:190,w:425,h:16},
{t:"lina.",p:23,x:60,y:205,w:28,h:16},
{t:"Our group of eight of were some of the more daring",p:23,x:90,y:221,w:379,h:16},
{t:"attendees at an Alpha 1 Antitrypsin Conference held at Charlotte.",p:23,x:60,y:236,w:429,h:16},
{t:"Early Sunday morning we bravely set out for a three-hour",p:23,x:90,y:252,w:399,h:16},
{t:"float across the Charlotte area, en visioning gentle drifting over",p:23,x:60,y:267,w:432,h:16},
{t:"treetops, tranquility, passive peaceful enjoyment.  Peace.  Lazy",p:23,x:60,y:283,w:431,h:16},
{t:"quiet.",p:23,x:60,y:298,w:38,h:16},
{t:"First, though, we had to get to the balloon pickup area. ",p:23,x:90,y:314,w:397,h:16},
{t:"Our directions were to go east on Trade Street.  Our navigator,",p:23,x:60,y:329,w:432,h:16},
{t:"of course, headed west",p:23,x:60,y:345,w:162,h:16},
{t:"—the auspicious beginning of our",p:23,x:237,y:345,w:233,h:16},
{t:"adventure. Fortunately (I guess) one of our less directionally",p:23,x:60,y:360,w:426,h:16},
{t:"impaired members looked at the compass and realized our error. ",p:23,x:60,y:376,w:431,h:16},
{t:"We corrected our route, and finally made it to the pickup point.",p:23,x:60,y:391,w:425,h:16},
{t:"“Now, ” I thought, “we’ll get in that balloon and lift off for",p:23,x:90,y:407,w:396,h:16},
{t:"the time of our lives.”",p:23,x:60,y:422,w:148,h:16},
{t:"Hmmm.  Turns out, there is a teen",p:23,x:90,y:438,w:250,h:16},
{t:"y bit of prepar ation",p:23,x:349,y:438,w:141,h:16},
{t:"involved.  The balloon had to be stretched out on the ground",p:23,x:60,y:453,w:426,h:16},
{t:"and then filled with air.  Two of our more athletic travelers were",p:23,x:60,y:469,w:431,h:16},
{t:"enlisted to hold the rim of the balloon up , while Darrell, our",p:23,x:60,y:484,w:430,h:16},
{t:"pilot, engaged his crew in pumping air into the balloon.  Then,",p:23,x:60,y:500,w:431,h:16},
{t:"as the balloon inflated, the rest of us had to tip the balloon into",p:23,x:60,y:515,w:425,h:16},
{t:"an upright position.",p:23,x:60,y:531,w:132,h:16},
{t:"Darrell instructs us to climb into the bask et.  “Climb in one",p:23,x:90,y:546,w:401,h:16},
{t:"by one,” he says.",p:23,x:60,y:562,w:118,h:16},
{t:"I’m looking for the door.  No door in that basket.  Guess I",p:23,x:90,y:577,w:401,h:16},
{t:"didn’t tell you.  I am a 62-year-old grandmother.  If I stretch a",p:23,x:60,y:593,w:430,h:16},
{t:"bit, I measure 5 feet even.  Just to give you a more graphic",p:23,x:60,y:608,w:432,h:16},
{t:"clue, petite pants have to be hemmed for me.  O.K. We are to",p:23,x:60,y:624,w:431,h:16},
{t:"throw our legs over the 4 foot side of the bask et.  Sound like",p:23,x:60,y:639,w:432,h:16},
{t:"fun? Short people learn to be creative in such situations.  I hoisted",p:23,x:60,y:655,w:433,h:16},
{t:"my rear up on the side, then pulled m y legs over.  Wow.  I am",p:23,x:60,y:670,w:432,h:16},
{t:"now upright, and in the basket with the balloon reaching tow ard",p:23,x:60,y:686,w:432,h:16},
{t:"the sky.  Surely now my passive, peaceful fun will begin.  Nope.",p:23,x:60,y:701,w:432,h:16},
{t:"“Hold on tight to the ropes,” Darrell instructs.  “Don’t block",p:23,x:90,y:717,w:401,h:16},
{t:"the air canisters.”",p:23,x:60,y:732,w:120,h:16},
{t:"So we stand in this basket that is just big enough to hold us",p:23,x:90,y:748,w:400,h:16},
{t:"all.  Togetherness is good, but abutting one another is a bit close. ",p:23,x:60,y:763,w:432,h:16},
{t:"A comparison.  Riding an elevator at lunchtime when everyone",p:23,x:60,y:779,w:432,h:16},
{t:"returns at the same time, late.  There we stand, melted together,",p:23,x:60,y:794,w:432,h:16},
{t:"ascending.  Darrel occasionally blasts a stream of hot air into",p:23,x:60,y:810,w:426,h:16},
{t:"the balloon.  I wonder what scorched hair will look lik e.",p:23,x:60,y:825,w:382,h:16},
{t:"I ask, “Are we having fun yet?”",p:23,x:90,y:841,w:214,h:16},
{t:"Everyone laughs.  Soon we reach the ascent height, 1000",p:23,x:90,y:856,w:398,h:16},
{t:"feet.  My passive enjoyment really does begin.",p:23,x:60,y:872,w:318,h:16},
{t:"The sun is rising.  The air is crisp but comfortable. ",p:23,x:90,y:887,w:373,h:16},
{t:" A",p:23,x:476,y:887,w:16,h:16},
{t:"panorama of little houses, gr avel pits, tin y cars, ribbons of",p:23,x:60,y:903,w:427,h:16},
{t:"highway spreads below us.  We can see misty clouds nestling in",p:23,x:60,y:918,w:430,h:16},
{t:"the tree tops.  The Charlotte skyline towers abo ve the train set",p:23,x:60,y:934,w:431,h:16},
{t:"display of monopoly house, trees and streets.  Bicyclists, dogs,",p:23,x:60,y:949,w:431,h:16},
{t:"and construction work",p:23,x:60,y:965,w:153,h:16},
{t:"ers gaze up at us, w",p:23,x:221,y:965,w:148,h:16},
{t:"aving, no doubt",p:23,x:377,y:965,w:110,h:16},
{t:"envious.",p:23,x:60,y:980,w:56,h:16},
{t:"Well, all good things must end.  After about 45 minutes,",p:23,x:90,y:996,w:399,h:16},
{t:"Darrell tells us we will probably touch down in a cleared area",p:23,x:60,y:1011,w:425,h:16},
{t:"just a bit ahead.  He gives us landing instructions.",p:23,x:60,y:1027,w:343,h:16},
{t:"“Hold on to those little rope handles that are attached to",p:23,x:90,y:1042,w:396,h:16},
{t:"the basket. You will need to hold on tightly.  Sometimes there is",p:23,x:60,y:1058,w:430,h:16},
{t:"a bit of a bump when we land. ”",p:23,x:60,y:1073,w:214,h:16},
{t:"I notice we are still drifting o ver, and past, the field that",p:23,x:90,y:1089,w:399,h:16},
{t:"Darrell had pointed out as our probable landing site.  Let me",p:23,x:60,y:1105,w:431,h:16},
{t:"explain something here.  There is no wheel, no tiller, no steering",p:23,x:60,y:1121,w:431,h:16},
{t:"mechanism whatsoever on a balloon.  The jets of air are an aid",p:23,x:60,y:1137,w:427,h:16},
{t:"in controlling the direction, but the wind is the o verruling force",p:23,x:60,y:1153,w:431,h:16},
{t:"that determines the landing site.  We continue over trees.  Darrell",p:23,x:60,y:1169,w:432,h:16},
{t:"is on his cell phone, and I hear him mention that we ha",p:23,x:60,y:1185,w:359,h:16},
{t:"ve “plenty",p:23,x:424,y:1185,w:67,h:16},
{t:"a’ fuel.”  Darrell spots a pile of mulch in a field.",p:23,x:60,y:1201,w:321,h:16},
{t:"“We’ll land there,” Darrell advises.  “Get prepared.  It might",p:23,x:90,y:1217,w:401,h:16},
{t:"be a little bit bumpy. ”",p:23,x:60,y:1232,w:147,h:16},
{t:"Did I tell you that I am 62 years old with arthritis?  I can’t",p:23,x:542,y:61,w:402,h:16},
{t:"open those little screw caps on soda bottles.  How do y ou think",p:23,x:512,y:76,w:431,h:16},
{t:"I fared holding on to those ropes with m",p:23,x:512,y:92,w:290,h:16},
{t:"y little old arthritic",p:23,x:809,y:92,w:131,h:16},
{t:"hands?  You are totally right.  As we hit the mulch pile, my hands",p:23,x:512,y:107,w:432,h:16},
{t:"slid through the ropes, and my posterior hit the floor of the",p:23,x:512,y:123,w:428,h:16},
{t:"basket.  Immediately thereafter, I became the bottom component",p:23,x:512,y:138,w:433,h:16},
{t:"of a 4-person people pile.  Tonight I Discovered a bruise in the",p:23,x:512,y:154,w:430,h:16},
{t:"perfect shape of a foot on my nether region.  What a wonderful",p:23,x:512,y:169,w:430,h:16},
{t:"thing togetherness is.",p:23,x:512,y:185,w:147,h:16},
{t:"Then we were down, and it ’s over, right?  Nope.  Still another",p:23,x:542,y:200,w:402,h:16},
{t:"bump as the basket sliced off the top of the mulch pile, then",p:23,x:512,y:216,w:427,h:16},
{t:"bumped a couple of times to a landing on the field.",p:23,x:512,y:231,w:346,h:16},
{t:"I’m still at the bottom of the people pile, ha ving a lot of fun,",p:23,x:542,y:247,w:400,h:16},
{t:"when I hear Darrell instruct, “Climb out quickly",p:23,x:512,y:262,w:333,h:16},
{t:".  One by",p:23,x:873,y:262,w:67,h:16},
{t:"one, climb out.”",p:23,x:512,y:278,w:108,h:16},
{t:"Climb out?  I can’t move.  Then suddenly I feel someone",p:23,x:542,y:293,w:399,h:16},
{t:"scampering over my body to the sides.  “I’ll just rest here a",p:23,x:512,y:309,w:430,h:16},
{t:"minute,” I think.  Wrong again.  Darrell dismantled that people",p:23,x:512,y:324,w:429,h:16},
{t:"pile with the speed of an earthmo ver.  Again, he hurried us over",p:23,x:512,y:340,w:432,h:16},
{t:"the sides one by one.  I managed the posterior hoist position",p:23,x:512,y:355,w:428,h:16},
{t:"and got my now-bruised body over the side to the ground. ",p:23,x:512,y:371,w:430,h:16},
{t:"Ground?  Ten inches of wet grass, staining and wetting my brand",p:23,x:512,y:386,w:432,h:16},
{t:"new blue jeans I bought that da y when I was feeling young.",p:23,x:512,y:402,w:414,h:16},
{t:"We’ve finished with the hard part, right?  Wrong.  We now",p:23,x:542,y:417,w:402,h:16},
{t:"have to hold the balloon down, and mo ve it to a tree that is",p:23,x:512,y:433,w:429,h:16},
{t:"1,150 miles away.  The mileage is an estimate based on how I",p:23,x:512,y:448,w:427,h:16},
{t:"felt at the time and how far a way that tree appeared.  It might",p:23,x:512,y:464,w:431,h:16},
{t:"not be totally accur",p:23,x:512,y:479,w:136,h:16},
{t:"ate, but you get the picture. ",p:23,x:657,y:479,w:208,h:16},
{t:" We crew",p:23,x:876,y:479,w:67,h:16},
{t:"members hold the basket down, and drag it toward the tree. ",p:23,x:512,y:495,w:432,h:16},
{t:"Darrell remains in the bask",p:23,x:512,y:510,w:191,h:16},
{t:"et, shouting directions, and",p:23,x:728,y:510,w:191,h:16},
{t:"occasionally releasing air bursts.  This is fun.",p:23,x:512,y:526,w:308,h:16},
{t:"Did I tell you I am short?  I hold onto the sides of the",p:23,x:542,y:541,w:396,h:16},
{t:"basket, it rises a bit, and my feet are no longer touching the",p:23,x:512,y:557,w:429,h:16},
{t:"ground.",p:23,x:512,y:572,w:52,h:16},
{t:"One person screamed, “I’ve lost m",p:23,x:542,y:588,w:245,h:16},
{t:"y height!",p:23,x:806,y:588,w:62,h:16},
{t:"”  A good",p:23,x:873,y:588,w:67,h:16},
{t:"description.",p:23,x:512,y:603,w:78,h:16},
{t:"Darrell continues to admonish, “Put y our weight on it.  Point",p:23,x:542,y:619,w:402,h:16},
{t:"it toward the tree.”",p:23,x:512,y:634,w:130,h:16},
{t:"Well, my weight is definitely on it —all my weight.  But how",p:23,x:542,y:650,w:400,h:16},
{t:"can I walk toward the tree when my feet aren’t on the ground?",p:23,x:512,y:665,w:430,h:16},
{t:"Finally, however, with the work of the less height challenged",p:23,x:542,y:681,w:397,h:16},
{t:"members of the crew, we reached the tree.",p:23,x:512,y:696,w:296,h:16},
{t:"Great.  We’re finished, right?  Darrell tells us we now have",p:23,x:542,y:712,w:402,h:16},
{t:"to tip the basket on its side.  The side I am trying to hold down,",p:23,x:512,y:727,w:428,h:16},
{t:"of course.  Having a self-preservation streak (that surprises you?)",p:23,x:512,y:743,w:432,h:16},
{t:"I got myself the to the other side of the bask et and helped lower",p:23,x:512,y:758,w:430,h:16},
{t:"it to the ground.  Eventually the basket is turned over, the air is",p:23,x:512,y:774,w:431,h:16},
{t:"turned off, and the balloon is again stretched flat across a field.",p:23,x:512,y:789,w:426,h:16},
{t:"Relaxation time, right.  Wrong.  Darrel says, “Run up there",p:23,x:542,y:805,w:401,h:16},
{t:"to that highway and see if you can figger out where we are. ",p:23,x:512,y:820,w:430,h:16},
{t:"Flag down someone if you hafta.” We walk through the tall wet",p:23,x:512,y:836,w:429,h:16},
{t:"grass, me in my jeans that were new when I put them on.  I",p:23,x:512,y:851,w:432,h:16},
{t:"wonder about snakes.  We get to the highway, and learn the",p:23,x:512,y:867,w:431,h:16},
{t:"street name from a passing motorist, hailed by one of our more",p:23,x:512,y:882,w:425,h:16},
{t:"forward young ladies.  We return through the grass and give",p:23,x:512,y:898,w:432,h:16},
{t:"Darrell our location.  He gets on his cell phone to call his ground",p:23,x:512,y:913,w:427,h:16},
{t:"crew to come get us and that blasted balloon.  We hear the end",p:23,x:512,y:929,w:431,h:16},
{t:"of his conversation.",p:23,x:512,y:944,w:133,h:16},
{t:"“Yeah.  I put her down in a pi-ale a’ mulch.  No problem,",p:23,x:542,y:960,w:401,h:16},
{t:"just a little rough.”",p:23,x:512,y:975,w:128,h:16},
{t:"So you’re thinking, “That",p:23,x:542,y:991,w:170,h:16},
{t:"’s the last time she’ll get in a hot",p:23,x:715,y:991,w:226,h:16},
{t:"air balloon.”",p:23,x:512,y:1006,w:81,h:16},
{t:"Wrong again!  I would do it again.  It was AN ADVENTURE. ",p:23,x:542,y:1022,w:400,h:16},
{t:"Of course, the ones who remained standing at their posts pointed",p:23,x:512,y:1037,w:430,h:16},
{t:"out that they were young.  Only the seniors fell.  Forget that",p:23,x:512,y:1053,w:431,h:16},
{t:"stuff.  I am young at heart, and I can handle the winds tossing",p:23,x:512,y:1068,w:427,h:16},
{t:"a balloon and the winds tossing m y life.  I’ll take the ride, and",p:23,x:512,y:1084,w:430,h:16},
{t:"you just watch me land on my feet, maybe a little bruised, but",p:23,x:512,y:1099,w:429,h:16},
{t:"smiling and strong.",p:23,x:512,y:1115,w:130,h:16},
{t:"Joyce Pittman Taylor attended Southern Illinois Univ ersity. ",p:23,x:512,y:1141,w:434,h:16},
{t:"Joyce is a Certified Legal Assistant and work ed in the legal field",p:23,x:512,y:1156,w:430,h:16},
{t:"for 30 years prior to retirement.  Published credits include ar -",p:23,x:512,y:1171,w:432,h:16},
{t:"ticles published in Alpha-1 Antitrypsin Association local and in-",p:23,x:512,y:1186,w:425,h:16},
{t:"ternational newsletters, poems and articles published in F arm-",p:23,x:512,y:1201,w:432,h:16},
{t:"ers Digest, a monthly magazine, and previous publication in",p:23,x:512,y:1216,w:422,h:16},
{t:"Skyline Magazine.",p:23,x:512,y:1231,w:121,h:16},
{t:"High Flying Fun",p:23,x:144,y:56,w:269,h:43},
{t:"Joyce Pittman Taylor",p:23,x:211,y:112,w:127,h:22},
{t:" Skyline Magazine",p:24,x:60,y:1257,w:130,h:16},
{t:"                             May June 2004",p:24,x:660,y:1257,w:258,h:16},
{t:"24",p:24,x:493,y:1259,w:20,h:16},
{t:"Although the sun shone brightly outside, the dr awn curtains",p:24,x:90,y:158,w:401,h:16},
{t:"made the house dark. The only light emanated from the television",p:24,x:60,y:173,w:434,h:16},
{t:"screen where images flashed in h ypnotic rhythm. Emma sat in",p:24,x:60,y:189,w:430,h:16},
{t:"her chair three feet in front of the TV trying unsuccessfully to",p:24,x:60,y:204,w:425,h:16},
{t:"watch. But her head nodded and she dropped off asleep for",p:24,x:60,y:220,w:423,h:16},
{t:"several minutes then quickly jerked her head, opened her eyes",p:24,x:60,y:235,w:432,h:16},
{t:"and looked intently at the large screen again. The sound blared.",p:24,x:60,y:251,w:426,h:16},
{t:"Every day Emma spent more of her hours in front of the TV",p:24,x:90,y:266,w:396,h:16},
{t:"asleep; she felt tired and less able to cope with the passage of",p:24,x:60,y:282,w:425,h:16},
{t:"time. With the help of her walker that stood beside her chair,",p:24,x:60,y:297,w:432,h:16},
{t:"she could still get around on her own. The bathroom, a trip to",p:24,x:60,y:313,w:425,h:16},
{t:"the kitchen and her nearby bedroom provided the only vistas",p:24,x:60,y:328,w:430,h:16},
{t:"she enjoyed throughout the day. At ninety, mentally sharp, but",p:24,x:60,y:344,w:432,h:16},
{t:"body frail, she still lived alone. The sturdy, large and cozy house",p:24,x:60,y:359,w:430,h:16},
{t:"stood in one of the better neighborhoods.",p:24,x:60,y:375,w:282,h:16},
{t:"When her meals on wheels arriv",p:24,x:90,y:390,w:228,h:16},
{t:"ed she always became",p:24,x:328,y:390,w:161,h:16},
{t:"delighted. Not because of hunger, but for the opportunity to",p:24,x:60,y:406,w:428,h:16},
{t:"look at a live human face and have someone to say a few words",p:24,x:60,y:421,w:431,h:16},
{t:"with. Emma hardly ate the food, picking at this or that, and then",p:24,x:60,y:437,w:425,h:16},
{t:"spooning only a few mouthfuls of, by then, cold and uninteresting",p:24,x:60,y:452,w:431,h:16},
{t:"food into her mouth.",p:24,x:60,y:468,w:140,h:16},
{t:"A classic movie unfolded on the TV screen, one she had",p:24,x:90,y:483,w:397,h:16},
{t:"watched many times. Every few minutes commercials shouted",p:24,x:60,y:499,w:428,h:16},
{t:"about buying the latest new gadgets, from floor scrubbers to",p:24,x:60,y:514,w:425,h:16},
{t:"vehicles that climbed mountains and of course the drugs that",p:24,x:60,y:530,w:425,h:16},
{t:"cured everything. It made Emma mad, she thought , What on",p:24,x:60,y:545,w:431,h:16},
{t:"earth would anyone do with all that stuff? ",p:24,x:60,y:561,w:303,h:16},
{t:"In fact, Emma,",p:24,x:381,y:561,w:105,h:16},
{t:"thoroughly disgusted with life, had decided on her birthda y next",p:24,x:60,y:576,w:431,h:16},
{t:"Friday for her transition.",p:24,x:60,y:592,w:167,h:16},
{t:"It had become too lonely, hard, and boring to stay on earth",p:24,x:90,y:607,w:401,h:16},
{t:"much longer.  Her plan could be easily and comfortably ex ecuted",p:24,x:60,y:623,w:431,h:16},
{t:"on the eve of her ninety-first birthday, by turning on her gas",p:24,x:60,y:638,w:430,h:16},
{t:"burners not lighting them, then going to sleep one last time. It",p:24,x:60,y:654,w:425,h:16},
{t:"was utterly clear to her that she did not w ant to be on this earth",p:24,x:60,y:669,w:429,h:16},
{t:"for another lonely year.",p:24,x:60,y:685,w:160,h:16},
{t:"Emma had spent the last week getting ready . Dragging out",p:24,x:90,y:700,w:401,h:16},
{t:"old papers and memories from her neatly k ept files and tossing",p:24,x:60,y:716,w:430,h:16},
{t:"them into large black plastic sacks.  The thought of some stranger",p:24,x:60,y:731,w:432,h:16},
{t:"rummaging through her private things spurred her on. Ten black",p:24,x:60,y:747,w:431,h:16},
{t:"sacks stood positioned in various places around the house.  No",p:24,x:60,y:762,w:428,h:16},
{t:"relatives or close friends remained an yone to whom she could",p:24,x:60,y:778,w:430,h:16},
{t:"give anything that meant something to her. She had her home,",p:24,x:60,y:793,w:430,h:16},
{t:"and a little money and she would ha",p:24,x:60,y:809,w:260,h:16},
{t:"ve liked to leave it to",p:24,x:331,y:809,w:158,h:16},
{t:"someone, instead of the state. But whom?",p:24,x:60,y:824,w:287,h:16},
{t:"While Emma sorted through a pile of papers on the dining",p:24,x:90,y:840,w:396,h:16},
{t:"room table it had gotten dark outside. She thought she heard a",p:24,x:60,y:855,w:425,h:16},
{t:"knock on her door.  As the loud pounding continued she called,",p:24,x:60,y:871,w:427,h:16},
{t:"“Just a minute! Just a minute, ” grabbed her walker and started",p:24,x:60,y:886,w:430,h:16},
{t:"for the door. But the knocking didn’ t stop. Before she reached",p:24,x:60,y:902,w:430,h:16},
{t:"her destination she pulled back the curtain peeked out the window",p:24,x:60,y:917,w:433,h:16},
{t:"and saw a young woman beating on her door. The woman held",p:24,x:60,y:933,w:430,h:16},
{t:"a small child in her arms and another hung onto her skirt. Emma",p:24,x:60,y:948,w:425,h:16},
{t:"partially opened the door. The woman franticly pleaded, “Please,",p:24,x:60,y:964,w:429,h:16},
{t:"please can you help me?  I need someplace to hide.",p:24,x:60,y:979,w:354,h:16},
{t:"”",p:24,x:417,y:979,w:6,h:16},
{t:"Before Emma realized what she was doing she opened the",p:24,x:90,y:995,w:399,h:16},
{t:"door widely and said, “Yes, of course, come right on in, m y",p:24,x:60,y:1010,w:432,h:16},
{t:"dear. ” The young woman entered, Emma flick ed on the light",p:24,x:60,y:1026,w:430,h:16},
{t:"switch and saw blood running from the woman’s nose, her face",p:24,x:60,y:1041,w:430,h:16},
{t:"smeared with tears and blood. Both of the children were crying.",p:24,x:60,y:1057,w:425,h:16},
{t:"“What on earth happened? You poor thing, come in here and sit",p:24,x:60,y:1072,w:428,h:16},
{t:"down immediately. ”",p:24,x:60,y:1088,w:133,h:16},
{t:"Sobbing, the young woman, Angela, told her story",p:24,x:90,y:1103,w:355,h:16},
{t:". Her",p:24,x:456,y:1103,w:35,h:16},
{t:"husband was drunk and hit her. Angela had endured the abuse",p:24,x:60,y:1119,w:429,h:16},
{t:"for years. She had gotten pregnant at sev enteen and married a",p:24,x:60,y:1134,w:430,h:16},
{t:"man several years older. She learned that he drank too much.",p:24,x:60,y:1150,w:431,h:16},
{t:"Whenever he drank he became angry and abusiv e to her. She",p:24,x:60,y:1165,w:432,h:16},
{t:"could not leave as there was the baby and she had no skills to",p:24,x:60,y:1181,w:429,h:16},
{t:"earn money. Then they had the second child, the two- year-old",p:24,x:60,y:1196,w:432,h:16},
{t:"now in her lap sucking a thumb and softly sobbing. Emma",p:24,x:60,y:1212,w:414,h:16},
{t:"watched the four-year-old girl as she stood close to her mother",p:24,x:60,y:1227,w:427,h:16},
{t:"looking like a frightened cornered animal with ey es as big as",p:24,x:512,y:56,w:431,h:16},
{t:"saucers, not missing a thing.",p:24,x:512,y:72,w:195,h:16},
{t:" Tonight the abuse had included her. As her husband slapped,",p:24,x:542,y:87,w:402,h:16},
{t:"shook and shouted at the child, then hit Angela sev eral times",p:24,x:512,y:103,w:431,h:16},
{t:"she realized that she had taken enough. They had all take n",p:24,x:512,y:118,w:432,h:16},
{t:"enough. Angela and little girls huddled in the lock ed bathroom",p:24,x:512,y:134,w:431,h:16},
{t:"until he passed out on the sofa.  Cautiously with one child in her",p:24,x:512,y:149,w:425,h:16},
{t:"arms and one by her hand Angela opened the door gr abbed a",p:24,x:512,y:165,w:431,h:16},
{t:"diaper bag, her purse and fled the house. They shiv ered without",p:24,x:512,y:180,w:431,h:16},
{t:"coats in the chilly forty-five degree air as she ran several blocks",p:24,x:512,y:196,w:431,h:16},
{t:"zigzagging, first one direction and then another until finally she",p:24,x:512,y:211,w:425,h:16},
{t:"could not continue. Stopping in the street to get her breath,",p:24,x:512,y:227,w:425,h:16},
{t:"Angela heard the sound of the television coming from the dark",p:24,x:512,y:242,w:425,h:16},
{t:"house and by instinct ran to Emma’s porch and started pounding",p:24,x:512,y:258,w:429,h:16},
{t:"on the door.",p:24,x:512,y:273,w:82,h:16},
{t:"Emma’s heart opened to Angela and the frightened children.",p:24,x:542,y:289,w:397,h:16},
{t:"She bolted her door and said, “You and the children are safe in",p:24,x:512,y:304,w:429,h:16},
{t:"my home.”  Emma clicked the light switch off and escorted the",p:24,x:512,y:320,w:428,h:16},
{t:"little family into her kitchen at the back of the house. She and",p:24,x:512,y:335,w:425,h:16},
{t:"her walker hobbled around the w",p:24,x:512,y:351,w:238,h:16},
{t:"arm kitchen making hot",p:24,x:764,y:351,w:167,h:16},
{t:"chocolate and peanut butter sandwiches for all of them. As the",p:24,x:512,y:366,w:425,h:16},
{t:"children ate Emma saw their tin y faces change from fear to",p:24,x:512,y:382,w:427,h:16},
{t:"relaxed enjoyment of the food. Emma enjo yed the food too.",p:24,x:512,y:397,w:432,h:16},
{t:"She couldn’t remember anything tasting so good in a long time.",p:24,x:512,y:413,w:428,h:16},
{t:"Soon the children were yawning and Emma led Angela into",p:24,x:542,y:428,w:399,h:16},
{t:"her guestroom. In the spacious room stood an in viting double",p:24,x:512,y:444,w:431,h:16},
{t:"bed covered with a pink and white comforter and fluff y pillows.",p:24,x:512,y:459,w:431,h:16},
{t:"Almost instantly the little girls snuggled together sound asleep",p:24,x:512,y:475,w:420,h:16},
{t:",",p:24,x:940,y:475,w:4,h:16},
{t:"each with a teddy bear from Emma’ s collection clutched in their",p:24,x:512,y:490,w:429,h:16},
{t:"arms.",p:24,x:512,y:506,w:38,h:16},
{t:" Angela and Emma talked in the kitchen for hours, each",p:24,x:542,y:521,w:398,h:16},
{t:"telling the other intimate details about their liv es. Each woman",p:24,x:512,y:537,w:431,h:16},
{t:"could feel the bond that developed between them immediately.",p:24,x:512,y:552,w:432,h:16},
{t:"Emma learned that Angela had no family , no money and no",p:24,x:512,y:568,w:429,h:16},
{t:"place to go.  She had little education and could not support her",p:24,x:512,y:583,w:426,h:16},
{t:"family on her own so she had sta yed with her abusive husband.",p:24,x:512,y:599,w:431,h:16},
{t:"It had seemed hopeless. Emma talked about her life. She recalled",p:24,x:512,y:614,w:432,h:16},
{t:"how hard life had been for her when her children were small.",p:24,x:512,y:630,w:426,h:16},
{t:"Then things were better for a time. They had liv ed in Michigan",p:24,x:512,y:645,w:430,h:16},
{t:"and came to New Mexico when her husband retired. That w as",p:24,x:512,y:661,w:432,h:16},
{t:"years ago and now everyone w as dead. She has been lived",p:24,x:512,y:676,w:427,h:16},
{t:"alone for ten years.  Emma confided how lonely and unbear able",p:24,x:512,y:692,w:432,h:16},
{t:"her life had become.",p:24,x:512,y:707,w:139,h:16},
{t:"Finally they could talk no more. Angela stood up and threw",p:24,x:542,y:723,w:395,h:16},
{t:"her arms around Emma and said, “I can’ t thank you enough. I",p:24,x:512,y:738,w:431,h:16},
{t:"don’t know what would have happened if you hadn’t opened",p:24,x:512,y:754,w:431,h:16},
{t:"your door to me.” Then the young mother curled up beside her",p:24,x:512,y:769,w:428,h:16},
{t:"children and fell asleep. Emma went to bed making a plan to",p:24,x:512,y:785,w:428,h:16},
{t:"carry out tomorrow.",p:24,x:512,y:800,w:138,h:16},
{t:"The next morning, when Angela got up she started picking",p:24,x:542,y:816,w:396,h:16},
{t:"up the plastic sacks strung about the house and stacking them",p:24,x:512,y:831,w:425,h:16},
{t:"on the back porch. She washed the dishes and swept the floor.",p:24,x:512,y:846,w:432,h:16},
{t:"For the first time in a long time Angela didn’ t feel afraid. She felt",p:24,x:512,y:861,w:431,h:16},
{t:"safe.",p:24,x:512,y:876,w:32,h:16},
{t:"After breakfast, Emma encouraged her to call the Domestic",p:24,x:542,y:891,w:399,h:16},
{t:"Abuse Intervention Center for advice and counseling. Angela",p:24,x:512,y:906,w:425,h:16},
{t:"made an appointment for the next da y. Emma had decided that",p:24,x:512,y:921,w:429,h:16},
{t:"in the meantime the abused family would sta y with her. There",p:24,x:512,y:936,w:432,h:16},
{t:"was plenty of room and she would be happ y to pay Angela and",p:24,x:512,y:951,w:431,h:16},
{t:"her girls to help her a little and be her companions. After all, she",p:24,x:512,y:966,w:425,h:16},
{t:"needed someone.",p:24,x:512,y:981,w:119,h:16},
{t:"Later in the privacy of her bedroom, Emma called her lawyer.",p:24,x:542,y:996,w:402,h:16},
{t:"“John, can you come over right way? I need a new will. I found",p:24,x:512,y:1011,w:429,h:16},
{t:"someone I want to leave my house and estate to. Her name is",p:24,x:512,y:1026,w:431,h:16},
{t:"Angela...Oh, I guess I don’ t even know her last name, but it",p:24,x:512,y:1041,w:429,h:16},
{t:"doesn’t matter. Come right away will you? And John, do you",p:24,x:512,y:1056,w:432,h:16},
{t:"know where I can get a couple of kittens? And there are some",p:24,x:512,y:1071,w:425,h:16},
{t:"other things perhaps you can help me with. I’m so excited. Friday",p:24,x:512,y:1086,w:430,h:16},
{t:"is my birthday and I’ve decided I’m going to stick around for",p:24,x:512,y:1101,w:428,h:16},
{t:"little longer.",p:24,x:512,y:1116,w:81,h:16},
{t:"Emma’s Gift",p:24,x:164,y:56,w:229,h:45},
{t:"Emma’s Gift",p:24,x:164,y:55,w:229,h:45},
{t:"Emma’s Gift",p:24,x:163,y:56,w:229,h:45},
{t:"Billie Humphrey",p:24,x:225,y:110,w:99,h:22},
{t:"Billie Humphrey writes and lives in Truth or Consequences New",p:24,x:512,y:1136,w:426,h:15},
{t:"Mexico with her deaf dog, Dexter, four cats and encouraging hus-",p:24,x:512,y:1149,w:428,h:15},
{t:"band. Her articles often appear in the T or C weekly paper . She",p:24,x:512,y:1163,w:428,h:15},
{t:"writes short stories and has a historical no vel in progress about a",p:24,x:512,y:1176,w:426,h:15},
{t:"short-lived gold mining town in Montana. Her latest project is a",p:24,x:512,y:1189,w:421,h:15},
{t:"story about faeries. A t over seventy years young, Billie feels that",p:24,x:512,y:1203,w:426,h:15},
{t:"she is living proof that you are nev er too old to accomplish your",p:24,x:512,y:1216,w:425,h:15},
{t:"dream - being a published writer is hers.",p:24,x:512,y:1229,w:260,h:15},
{t:" Arts & Entertainment",p:25,x:60,y:1255,w:159,h:16},
{t:"                                  “Reach for the Sky...”",p:25,x:599,y:1255,w:330,h:16},
{t:"25",p:25,x:490,y:1259,w:20,h:16},
{t:"Soaring with Cannonball",p:25,x:114,y:69,w:331,h:28},
{t:"Brett Johanson",p:25,x:230,y:103,w:91,h:22},
{t:"It really isn’t much when you think about it.  A scrap of paper",p:25,x:60,y:143,w:431,h:16},
{t:"torn from a sheet of fine hotel stationary on which a few letters",p:25,x:60,y:159,w:425,h:16},
{t:"and numbers have been jotted down in flowing script.  But to",p:25,x:60,y:175,w:427,h:16},
{t:"think of it in that elemental manner loses sight of the w ay the",p:25,x:60,y:191,w:432,h:16},
{t:"muscles in her hand and forearm ha ve made it uniquely hers.",p:25,x:60,y:207,w:429,h:16},
{t:"Somehow, the fives are written without straight lines and the",p:25,x:60,y:223,w:430,h:16},
{t:"tail of the A that begins her first name ends with a baroque",p:25,x:60,y:239,w:425,h:16},
{t:"flourish.  I’m sure a handwriting expert",p:25,x:60,y:255,w:267,h:16},
{t:"’s discerning eye would",p:25,x:332,y:255,w:159,h:16},
{t:"find within the black ink numerous clues to her personalit y.  Maybe",p:25,x:60,y:271,w:432,h:16},
{t:"he would unearth hints of a traumatic childhood or a debilitating",p:25,x:60,y:287,w:428,h:16},
{t:"character flaw.  But, I’ve not drawn from it any darkness.  On",p:25,x:60,y:303,w:430,h:16},
{t:"the contrary, the primary conclusion I’v e arrived at after three",p:25,x:60,y:319,w:430,h:16},
{t:"months of study is that this scrap of paper suggests she’s as",p:25,x:60,y:335,w:432,h:16},
{t:"graceful as the gentle curve of the trough in the e that ends her",p:25,x:60,y:351,w:428,h:16},
{t:"name.",p:25,x:60,y:367,w:42,h:16},
{t:"I don’t know why she gave me her phone number.  She had",p:25,x:90,y:383,w:401,h:16},
{t:"spent the leaden hours of the architectur al engineering seminar",p:25,x:60,y:399,w:430,h:16},
{t:"three seats to my left.  Of course, I’d noticed her, even though",p:25,x:60,y:415,w:431,h:16},
{t:"my view was obstructed by the protruding noses and ungracious",p:25,x:60,y:431,w:431,h:16},
{t:"hair of the bodies in the seats between us.  She w as the kind of",p:25,x:60,y:447,w:431,h:16},
{t:"girl men notice.  But, I had no idea I’d been more than a brief",p:25,x:60,y:463,w:425,h:16},
{t:"stopping-off point for her ey es as they scanned the room in",p:25,x:60,y:479,w:428,h:16},
{t:"search of something more stimulating than the structur",p:25,x:60,y:495,w:389,h:16},
{t:"al",p:25,x:480,y:495,w:11,h:16},
{t:"engineering equations displa",p:25,x:60,y:511,w:196,h:16},
{t:"yed on the projection screen.",p:25,x:271,y:511,w:206,h:16},
{t:"Obviously, that means she’s subtle.  I hadn’t thought of that",p:25,x:60,y:527,w:430,h:16},
{t:"until now.  I’m not sure why that observation escaped me for so",p:25,x:60,y:543,w:430,h:16},
{t:"long.  So much of her personalit y I’ve teased from a few glances",p:25,x:60,y:559,w:429,h:16},
{t:"and a jumble of letters and numbers.  And y et, I’m still discovering",p:25,x:60,y:575,w:432,h:16},
{t:"more.  These miraculous insights are like the twenty-dollar bill",p:25,x:60,y:591,w:431,h:16},
{t:"that materializes in a pocket of the coat one wears every day.",p:25,x:60,y:607,w:432,h:16},
{t:"It’s amazing what you can know about someone y ou’ve never",p:25,x:60,y:623,w:432,h:16},
{t:"spoken to.",p:25,x:60,y:639,w:71,h:16},
{t:"She passed her number to me, wordlessly, casually, in the",p:25,x:90,y:655,w:401,h:16},
{t:"elevator as she exited through the shin y steel doors and into",p:25,x:60,y:671,w:430,h:16},
{t:"the yellow half-light of garage level P1.  Without a glance back",p:25,x:60,y:687,w:429,h:16},
{t:"over her shoulder, she began walking to her car with a confident",p:25,x:60,y:703,w:428,h:16},
{t:"stride.  Assertive with a measure of reserv e.  I like that.  In fact,",p:25,x:60,y:719,w:430,h:16},
{t:"I wish I were more like that.",p:25,x:60,y:735,w:196,h:16},
{t:"I didn’t say anything.  I wasn’t playing it cool or acting",p:25,x:90,y:751,w:398,h:16},
{t:"disinterested.  The simple truth of the matter",p:25,x:60,y:767,w:321,h:16},
{t:", the often",p:25,x:410,y:767,w:74,h:16},
{t:"disheartening fact, is that women don’ t give me their numbers.",p:25,x:60,y:783,w:430,h:16},
{t:"Not even on the rare occasion when I summon the nerv e to ask",p:25,x:60,y:799,w:431,h:16},
{t:"for them.  If you think I exaggerate, then consider that when I",p:25,x:60,y:815,w:429,h:16},
{t:"was a senior in high school I ask ed five different girls to the",p:25,x:60,y:831,w:430,h:16},
{t:"prom before accepting the futilit y of the task.  I spent my prom",p:25,x:60,y:847,w:432,h:16},
{t:"night playing cards with my parents and my kid sister as my",p:25,x:60,y:863,w:432,h:16},
{t:"father",p:25,x:60,y:879,w:40,h:16},
{t:"’s Miles Davis CD , Kind of Blue , fittingly, supplied the",p:25,x:101,y:879,w:387,h:16},
{t:"background.  By the way, that was the 1997 reissue my father",p:25,x:60,y:895,w:431,h:16},
{t:"had just purchased, the one that included the alternate tak",p:25,x:60,y:911,w:399,h:16},
{t:"e of",p:25,x:466,y:911,w:25,h:16},
{t:"“Flamenco Sketches” in which Miles coaxed his trumpet back",p:25,x:60,y:927,w:430,h:16},
{t:"and forth between sweet melancholy and pained cry .  Just when",p:25,x:60,y:943,w:431,h:16},
{t:"I thought it as emotionally pitched as possible, Cannonball",p:25,x:60,y:959,w:412,h:16},
{t:"Adderley plied his alto sax and carried the composition to a",p:25,x:60,y:975,w:422,h:16},
{t:"higher and even more profoundly pained level.  What personal",p:25,x:60,y:991,w:430,h:16},
{t:"sorrow must he have remembered in order to reach those notes?",p:25,x:60,y:1007,w:428,h:16},
{t:"In all likelihood my dating woes paled by comparison.  Still,",p:25,x:60,y:1023,w:429,h:16},
{t:"whatever drove Cannonball and his saxophone, I had my own",p:25,x:60,y:1039,w:432,h:16},
{t:"source of inspiration that night and I was with him note-for-",p:25,x:60,y:1055,w:432,h:16},
{t:"note.",p:25,x:60,y:1071,w:34,h:16},
{t:"So, when she handed me her number that day in the parking",p:25,x:90,y:1087,w:399,h:16},
{t:"garage, I was dumbfounded and reduced to silence.  Then, the",p:25,x:60,y:1103,w:426,h:16},
{t:"elevator doors closed with a graceless mechanical clank that",p:25,x:60,y:1119,w:428,h:16},
{t:"sounded out of place in the moment and I continued m y descent",p:25,x:60,y:1135,w:431,h:16},
{t:"to the lower parking levels.",p:25,x:60,y:1151,w:187,h:16},
{t:"P1 was the uppermost of the hotel’s underground parking",p:25,x:90,y:1167,w:400,h:16},
{t:"lots.  Having arrived late to the seminar that morning, I’d been",p:25,x:60,y:1183,w:427,h:16},
{t:"forced to park three floors beneath her on lev el P4.  There might",p:25,x:60,y:1199,w:430,h:16},
{t:"be some poetic symbolism in that.  Undoubtedly , while I was",p:25,x:60,y:1215,w:432,h:16},
{t:"almost blindly struggling in the paltry light of lev el P4 to secure",p:25,x:60,y:1231,w:430,h:16},
{t:"my laptop bag on the passenger",p:25,x:512,y:528,w:222,h:16},
{t:"’s seat and hang my suit coat",p:25,x:738,y:528,w:205,h:16},
{t:"from the hanger that dangled on the hook behind the driv er’s",p:25,x:512,y:544,w:432,h:16},
{t:"seat, she was cresting from the garage and into the brightness",p:25,x:512,y:560,w:429,h:16},
{t:"of mid-afternoon daylight.  Something about that seems fitting",p:25,x:512,y:576,w:427,h:16},
{t:"to me.",p:25,x:512,y:592,w:44,h:16},
{t:"By the time the elevator arrived at my level, I’d placed the",p:25,x:542,y:608,w:400,h:16},
{t:"scrap of paper in my wallet.  I tucked it away in the billfold",p:25,x:512,y:624,w:430,h:16},
{t:"section, immediately recognizing it w as more valuable than any",p:25,x:512,y:640,w:432,h:16},
{t:"of the notes with which it shared the space.  Though it started",p:25,x:512,y:656,w:425,h:16},
{t:"out pushed to one end, it migrated to the center, right where",p:25,x:512,y:672,w:431,h:16},
{t:"the genuine leather folds upon itself, so each time I flip open my",p:25,x:512,y:688,w:432,h:16},
{t:"wallet the paper unhinges, as though spreading its arms in",p:25,x:512,y:704,w:417,h:16},
{t:"welcome.  For three months I’ve seen it every time I’ve paid in",p:25,x:512,y:720,w:431,h:16},
{t:"cash.  Actually, I can’t see more than part of her name and the",p:25,x:512,y:736,w:428,h:16},
{t:"top half of some of the numbers without remo ving it from its",p:25,x:512,y:752,w:430,h:16},
{t:"hiding place.  Still, this tantalization often arrests me as the",p:25,x:512,y:768,w:425,h:16},
{t:"checkout girl at the market pops her gum impatiently while she",p:25,x:512,y:784,w:428,h:16},
{t:"waits for me to regain my composure.",p:25,x:512,y:800,w:262,h:16},
{t:"I can’t remember her phone number, except that it contains",p:25,x:542,y:816,w:400,h:16},
{t:"a three and two fives.  I know it seems incomprehensible that a",p:25,x:512,y:832,w:427,h:16},
{t:"person could pass countless hours staring at a simple, sev en-",p:25,x:512,y:848,w:432,h:16},
{t:"digit number and not have committed it to memory.  But I don’t",p:25,x:512,y:864,w:432,h:16},
{t:"see a phone number when I look at the scr ap of paper.  In fact,",p:25,x:512,y:880,w:431,h:16},
{t:"in spite of how it might appear to one who should observ e me",p:25,x:512,y:896,w:432,h:16},
{t:"hunched over the oak table that occupies m y apartment",p:25,x:512,y:912,w:374,h:16},
{t:"’s eating",p:25,x:888,y:912,w:55,h:16},
{t:"nook, my eyes are not what I use when the paper is spread",p:25,x:512,y:928,w:427,h:16},
{t:"open before me.  I’m not sure in what w ay I experience the",p:25,x:512,y:944,w:430,h:16},
{t:"writing on that now",p:25,x:512,y:960,w:137,h:16},
{t:"-tattered shred, but it is just that: an",p:25,x:659,y:960,w:267,h:16},
{t:"experience.  Sensual, compelling, and ripe with promise.",p:25,x:512,y:976,w:385,h:16},
{t:"At first, I thought I’d call her after a week had passed.  I",p:25,x:542,y:992,w:396,h:16},
{t:"didn’t want to appear too eager.  Women don’t like men who",p:25,x:512,y:1008,w:431,h:16},
{t:"appear too eager.  They equate this with weakness.  That is a bit",p:25,x:512,y:1024,w:426,h:16},
{t:"of knowledge that was thrust upon me by Alex.",p:25,x:512,y:1040,w:325,h:16},
{t:"Short for Alexandria, like the Egyptian city where the Nile",p:25,x:542,y:1056,w:401,h:16},
{t:"meets the Mediterranean.  Two years ago Alex and I worked at",p:25,x:512,y:1072,w:432,h:16},
{t:"the company which still employs me today.  Our backs were",p:25,x:512,y:1088,w:430,h:16},
{t:"locked in a stare down due to the configur ation of the cubicles",p:25,x:512,y:1104,w:430,h:16},
{t:"we inhabited.  She faced one direction and I, in the cubicle",p:25,x:512,y:1120,w:421,h:16},
{t:"across from her, faced the other way.  It was as if we were",p:25,x:512,y:1136,w:430,h:16},
{t:"calibrated toward opposite poles.  Reflecting on this fact now , I",p:25,x:512,y:1152,w:432,h:16},
{t:"know I should have recognized the dissonance this suggested.",p:25,x:512,y:1168,w:426,h:16},
{t:"The radio that rested on the cubicle shelf —next to the spider",p:25,x:542,y:1184,w:400,h:16},
{t:"fern from which she trimmed the brown ends of the fronds with",p:25,x:512,y:1200,w:425,h:16},
{t:"the pair of scissors she kept in the coffee mug on her desk —",p:25,x:512,y:1216,w:432,h:16},
{t:"emitted the hollow voices of the talk shows she lik ed to listen to.",p:25,x:512,y:1232,w:432,h:16},
{t:" Skyline Magazine",p:26,x:60,y:1257,w:130,h:16},
{t:"                             May June 2004",p:26,x:660,y:1257,w:258,h:16},
{t:"26",p:26,x:493,y:1259,w:20,h:16},
{t:"Alex had the habit of several times a day reaching her hands to",p:26,x:60,y:57,w:430,h:16},
{t:"the back of her head and, without breaking the gaz e she held on",p:26,x:60,y:73,w:431,h:16},
{t:"her computer screen, adjusting the hair clip that held her long",p:26,x:60,y:89,w:425,h:16},
{t:"strands away from her face.  I refer to this as a habit because",p:26,x:60,y:105,w:427,h:16},
{t:"from the view provided by the small mirror I secured to the w all",p:26,x:60,y:121,w:432,h:16},
{t:"of my cubicle with tape and push-pins I nev er detected that any",p:26,x:60,y:137,w:432,h:16},
{t:"of the hairs had fallen out of place and required readjustment.  I",p:26,x:60,y:153,w:425,h:16},
{t:"know how it sounds, the mirror that is, but it w",p:26,x:60,y:169,w:316,h:16},
{t:"asn’t like that at",p:26,x:381,y:169,w:110,h:16},
{t:"all.  I only glanced now and then.",p:26,x:60,y:185,w:227,h:16},
{t:"Given our proximity, Alex and I found ourselves face-to-",p:26,x:90,y:201,w:401,h:16},
{t:"face several times each day as we went to fill our coffee cups or",p:26,x:60,y:217,w:428,h:16},
{t:"to use the restroom.  Most often we ex changed benign office",p:26,x:60,y:233,w:430,h:16},
{t:"banter.  You know, the morsels of gossip about who’ s getting",p:26,x:60,y:249,w:431,h:16},
{t:"promoted or fired, or which of the secretaries is sleeping with",p:26,x:60,y:265,w:425,h:16},
{t:"the vice-president of sales.  Mind-numbing and useless.  Not the",p:26,x:60,y:281,w:425,h:16},
{t:"kind of thing I’d normally speak to anyone about because I simply",p:26,x:60,y:297,w:432,h:16},
{t:"don’t care enough about it one way or another to waste my",p:26,x:60,y:313,w:432,h:16},
{t:"breath.  But in the case of Alex it w as a means to an end.  Still,",p:26,x:60,y:329,w:429,h:16},
{t:"after several days of this I was unsatisfied by the conversation",p:26,x:60,y:345,w:431,h:16},
{t:"rut we’d fallen into.  Finally, after twenty minutes of pacing across",p:26,x:60,y:361,w:432,h:16},
{t:"the tiled floor of the men’s room and three splashes of water",p:26,x:60,y:377,w:432,h:16},
{t:"over my face, I rallied the nerve to ask her to lunch one Frida y.",p:26,x:60,y:393,w:432,h:16},
{t:"Of course, I did so in a manner that suggested nothing bey ond",p:26,x:60,y:409,w:432,h:16},
{t:"unassuming office camaraderie.  However, inside I was churning,",p:26,x:60,y:425,w:431,h:16},
{t:"a bonfire of nerves that, in spite of the cool w ater I’d tossed",p:26,x:60,y:441,w:430,h:16},
{t:"across my face, must have burned through and flushed m y",p:26,x:60,y:457,w:432,h:16},
{t:"cheeks.  If she noticed, she didn’ t say anything.  Alex was kind.",p:26,x:60,y:473,w:431,h:16},
{t:"Really, she was, even in spite of how things ended between us.",p:26,x:60,y:489,w:427,h:16},
{t:"The fort y-three minutes we spent at the deli eating",p:26,x:90,y:505,w:369,h:16},
{t:"sandwiches and soup were the nearest approach I’d made to",p:26,x:60,y:521,w:425,h:16},
{t:"happiness in my life.  Does that sound pathetic?  I hope not.",p:26,x:60,y:537,w:427,h:16},
{t:"Our conversation began slowly and was limited to the usual topics",p:26,x:60,y:553,w:432,h:16},
{t:"that had to that point defined our relationship .  But then, we",p:26,x:60,y:569,w:430,h:16},
{t:"segued into areas of more familiarit y: family, friends, and even",p:26,x:60,y:585,w:432,h:16},
{t:"a dream or two.  I shared with her my secret desire to write",p:26,x:60,y:601,w:429,h:16},
{t:"poetry.  And she smiled broadly and showered me with",p:26,x:60,y:617,w:395,h:16},
{t:"encouragement.",p:26,x:60,y:633,w:109,h:16},
{t:"I admit now that lunch sent me into something of a frenzy",p:26,x:90,y:649,w:392,h:16},
{t:".",p:26,x:487,y:649,w:4,h:16},
{t:"The lens of perspective allows me to see this clearly.  My heart",p:26,x:60,y:665,w:431,h:16},
{t:"was leaping three steps ahead of me as I w",p:26,x:60,y:681,w:314,h:16},
{t:"alked down the",p:26,x:382,y:681,w:107,h:16},
{t:"sidewalk and I was certain we’d end up a couple in no time.",p:26,x:60,y:697,w:427,h:16},
{t:"Yes, it was a lot to draw from one date.  Too much.  But, I don’ t",p:26,x:60,y:713,w:432,h:16},
{t:"think I should have to shoulder all the blame for m y clouded",p:26,x:60,y:729,w:431,h:16},
{t:"thinking.  A book I read once said when one person feels",p:26,x:60,y:745,w:408,h:16},
{t:"chemistry, it ’s almost impossible for the other not to feel the",p:26,x:60,y:761,w:427,h:16},
{t:"same, at least to some degree.  And I w as deluged by chemistry.",p:26,x:60,y:777,w:432,h:16},
{t:"How could she not have felt it?",p:26,x:60,y:793,w:211,h:16},
{t:" The weekend that followed was spent replaying every word",p:26,x:90,y:809,w:401,h:16},
{t:"she had said during our lunch and re-examining each nuance of",p:26,x:60,y:825,w:425,h:16},
{t:"her movements, searching for the hidden meanings in the w ay",p:26,x:60,y:841,w:432,h:16},
{t:"her head had tilted when she spok e about her grandmother or",p:26,x:60,y:857,w:431,h:16},
{t:"the significance of the rapid blinking of her eyelids when I’d said",p:26,x:60,y:873,w:430,h:16},
{t:"I didn’t like sports much.  Aside from the pizza deliv ery man, I",p:26,x:60,y:889,w:431,h:16},
{t:"spoke with no one that weekend, preferring not to interrupt m y",p:26,x:60,y:905,w:432,h:16},
{t:"reflection.",p:26,x:60,y:921,w:67,h:16},
{t:"After finding no cause for hesitation, the following Monda y",p:26,x:90,y:937,w:402,h:16},
{t:"morning I asked Alex to lunch again.  A dagger of hesitation and",p:26,x:60,y:953,w:426,h:16},
{t:"a forced smile accompanied her agreement.  Still, our lunch",p:26,x:60,y:969,w:423,h:16},
{t:"together was enjoyable and I chose to forget the sputtering",p:26,x:60,y:985,w:425,h:16},
{t:"acceptance and, instead, to focus on the fact we’d taken a second",p:26,x:60,y:1001,w:432,h:16},
{t:"step forward in our relationship.",p:26,x:60,y:1017,w:221,h:16},
{t:"That afternoon I could hardly control the impulse to stare",p:26,x:90,y:1033,w:396,h:16},
{t:"at her through the mirror on my cubicle wall.  The anticipation",p:26,x:60,y:1049,w:430,h:16},
{t:"of the next repositioning of her hair clip w as an excruciating",p:26,x:60,y:1065,w:431,h:16},
{t:"pleasure.  Suddenly, my world became an unbear ably lonely",p:26,x:60,y:1081,w:431,h:16},
{t:"place in which to live.  And as the days of the week passed, the",p:26,x:60,y:1097,w:429,h:16},
{t:"prospect of the coming weekend was solitary and hollow.  I saw",p:26,x:60,y:1113,w:432,h:16},
{t:"myself as an echo—alone, searching without result, and fading",p:26,x:60,y:1129,w:427,h:16},
{t:"to an end.  That this was a bit of ripe language for a poem I",p:26,x:60,y:1145,w:428,h:16},
{t:"decided to write was of little consolation.  The idea of spending",p:26,x:60,y:1161,w:427,h:16},
{t:"a weekend without seeing Alex put me in a dark mood.",p:26,x:60,y:1177,w:375,h:16},
{t:"And so, on Friday I asked her to see a movie with me that",p:26,x:90,y:1193,w:400,h:16},
{t:"weekend.  Any time.  Whatever works for you, I said though,",p:26,x:60,y:1209,w:430,h:16},
{t:"ideally, I hoped we would go on Saturda y so the time between",p:26,x:60,y:1225,w:430,h:16},
{t:"seeing her would be split into two more manageable parts.  When",p:26,x:512,y:56,w:430,h:16},
{t:"she frowned, unable to manage even a polite smile, and stumbled",p:26,x:512,y:72,w:433,h:16},
{t:"through a series of transparent excuses, I was devastated.",p:26,x:512,y:87,w:405,h:16},
{t:"Why not?  The words came from my mouth uncontrollably",p:26,x:542,y:103,w:400,h:16},
{t:"and the painful memories of the prom I couldn’ t get a date for",p:26,x:512,y:118,w:430,h:16},
{t:"and the woeful dirge of Cannonball’ s alto sax came rushing back",p:26,x:512,y:134,w:429,h:16},
{t:"as though time had not moved forward at all for the past seven",p:26,x:512,y:149,w:432,h:16},
{t:"years.",p:26,x:512,y:165,w:41,h:16},
{t:"You’re just too needy, she told me.  I forgive her for the",p:26,x:542,y:180,w:401,h:16},
{t:"lack of compassion.  After all, I ask ed the question.",p:26,x:512,y:196,w:353,h:16},
{t:"Alex hadn’ t mentioned before that she w",p:26,x:542,y:211,w:291,h:16},
{t:"as looking for",p:26,x:844,y:211,w:95,h:16},
{t:"another job.  So, I don’t know whether she left because of me,",p:26,x:512,y:227,w:428,h:16},
{t:"or if it was just the merciful hand of fate at work.  Either w ay,",p:26,x:512,y:242,w:432,h:16},
{t:"after two weeks of painful, choreogr aphed avoidance I came to",p:26,x:512,y:258,w:430,h:16},
{t:"work one day and her cubicle was empty, except for the bit of",p:26,x:512,y:273,w:430,h:16},
{t:"wrinkled and brown fern trimming that rested forlornly on the",p:26,x:512,y:289,w:425,h:16},
{t:"shelf.  I stole it from where it sat, knowing the cleaning lady",p:26,x:512,y:304,w:426,h:16},
{t:"would not perceive the true emotional weight of the plant refuse,",p:26,x:512,y:320,w:428,h:16},
{t:"and put it into the top drawer of my desk.  Alex had left and I",p:26,x:512,y:335,w:429,h:16},
{t:"stayed.",p:26,x:512,y:351,w:49,h:16},
{t:"To this day, the fern trimming is still in my desk drawer,",p:26,x:542,y:366,w:402,h:16},
{t:"though I’ve not seen Alex at all—unless, of course, y ou count in",p:26,x:512,y:382,w:431,h:16},
{t:"my memories.  But, that",p:26,x:512,y:397,w:169,h:16},
{t:"’s really not the same thing.  Not the",p:26,x:684,y:397,w:256,h:16},
{t:"same at all.",p:26,x:512,y:413,w:79,h:16},
{t:"If I do nothing within the next twent y-two minutes, I won’ t",p:26,x:542,y:428,w:402,h:16},
{t:"ever again see the woman whose number I’v e kept in my wallet",p:26,x:512,y:444,w:432,h:16},
{t:"for the past three months.  You see, after the first week passed",p:26,x:512,y:459,w:428,h:16},
{t:"without my calling her, the weeks began to slip by, each one",p:26,x:512,y:475,w:431,h:16},
{t:"labeled with my latest excuse for not picking up the phone.",p:26,x:512,y:490,w:424,h:16},
{t:"When the fortieth day had come and gone, I decided I needed",p:26,x:512,y:506,w:428,h:16},
{t:"to set a firm deadline for the call I w as certain I’d eventually",p:26,x:512,y:521,w:431,h:16},
{t:"make.  Three months from the exact time she ga ve me her",p:26,x:512,y:537,w:431,h:16},
{t:"number.  That ’s the deadline I gave myself.  You might argue I",p:26,x:512,y:552,w:430,h:16},
{t:"was overly generous in serving the needs of m y waning self-",p:26,x:512,y:568,w:432,h:16},
{t:"confidence by circling such a distant date on the calendar .  But I",p:26,x:512,y:583,w:431,h:16},
{t:"beg to differ.  By waiting so long it will seem to her as though",p:26,x:512,y:599,w:427,h:16},
{t:"I’ve been too busy with other things to call.  Ma ybe she’ll think",p:26,x:512,y:614,w:430,h:16},
{t:"I had a girlfriend.  Either way, it works to my advantage—unless",p:26,x:512,y:630,w:431,h:16},
{t:"she’s forgotten me altogether.  But it",p:26,x:512,y:645,w:247,h:16},
{t:"’s worth the risk, especially",p:26,x:761,y:645,w:180,h:16},
{t:"when compared to the flip-side.  That",p:26,x:512,y:661,w:255,h:16},
{t:"’s right.  Alex.",p:26,x:772,y:661,w:95,h:16},
{t:"I figure there are three ways she can respond.  Actually,",p:26,x:542,y:676,w:402,h:16},
{t:"there’s a fourth I can think of, but for it to happen would require",p:26,x:512,y:692,w:428,h:16},
{t:"an alignment of emotions, memory, and expectations as perfect",p:26,x:512,y:707,w:429,h:16},
{t:"as the Earth, sun, and moon on the night of a lunar eclipse.",p:26,x:512,y:723,w:425,h:16},
{t:"That’s a bit of a flying pig, so I’m throwing it out right off the",p:26,x:512,y:738,w:425,h:16},
{t:"top, leaving me with the three aforementioned possible responses",p:26,x:512,y:754,w:434,h:16},
{t:"to consider.  I don’t especially like odd numbers, not being as",p:26,x:512,y:769,w:429,h:16},
{t:"cleanly divisible as a nice even number, so from the start I’ve",p:26,x:512,y:785,w:432,h:16},
{t:"had trouble smoothing out the possibilities into things I can get",p:26,x:512,y:800,w:425,h:16},
{t:"my hands around.  It would be easier to throw out another of",p:26,x:512,y:816,w:425,h:16},
{t:"the possibilities, but that wouldn’t be right.  It’s the ugly stepchild",p:26,x:512,y:831,w:432,h:16},
{t:"of the bunch, the one that knocks the equilibrium into a wobble,",p:26,x:512,y:847,w:425,h:16},
{t:"but it ’s there with its big ears and gangly limbs, demanding to",p:26,x:512,y:862,w:426,h:16},
{t:"be seen.  I can’t ignore what I know exists.",p:26,x:512,y:878,w:297,h:16},
{t:"I’ve thought it through and arr anged the possibilities in",p:26,x:542,y:893,w:397,h:16},
{t:"descending order, most likely to least likely.  I like to calculate",p:26,x:512,y:909,w:431,h:16},
{t:"chance before acting.  When y ou really think about it, life isn’ t",p:26,x:512,y:924,w:432,h:16},
{t:"as unpredictable as people lik e to say.  My theory is that people",p:26,x:512,y:940,w:429,h:16},
{t:"claim it is because they don’ t like to admit they should have",p:26,x:512,y:955,w:432,h:16},
{t:"seen the unfortunate results of their bad decisions coming at",p:26,x:512,y:971,w:425,h:16},
{t:"them as clearly as a boulder rolling down a hill.",p:26,x:512,y:986,w:321,h:16},
{t:"That being said, the most likely response I’ll get is the",p:26,x:542,y:1002,w:388,h:16},
{t:"emasculating “Who?  No, I’m sorry, but, I don’t remember you.”",p:26,x:512,y:1018,w:432,h:16},
{t:"I can feel the sharp blade of that option.  I mo ve quickly past it",p:26,x:512,y:1033,w:430,h:16},
{t:"and to the second-most -likely response: she remembers me",p:26,x:512,y:1049,w:427,h:16},
{t:"but offers some lame excuse about having a new boyfriend or",p:26,x:512,y:1065,w:431,h:16},
{t:"something.  That",p:26,x:512,y:1080,w:114,h:16},
{t:"’s only slightly better than the first option.  A",p:26,x:629,y:1080,w:305,h:16},
{t:"t",p:26,x:939,y:1080,w:5,h:16},
{t:"least it gives me a way out, an opportunity to fumble through an",p:26,x:512,y:1096,w:429,h:16},
{t:"apology and to hang up the phone and escape with m y esteem",p:26,x:512,y:1112,w:431,h:16},
{t:"splintered but repairable.  Lastly, and least likely, she remembers",p:26,x:512,y:1127,w:431,h:16},
{t:"me and we agree to meet for coffee or ma ybe go to a movie.  In",p:26,x:512,y:1143,w:431,h:16},
{t:"any case, I’m certain she won’ t squeal with joy at my call.  That",p:26,x:512,y:1159,w:421,h:16},
{t:"’s",p:26,x:935,y:1159,w:10,h:16},
{t:"the flying pig.  I say this because, for one, she doesn’ t strike me",p:26,x:512,y:1174,w:432,h:16},
{t:"as the type of girl who squeals gleefully at anything.  She’",p:26,x:512,y:1190,w:418,h:16},
{t:"s",p:26,x:938,y:1190,w:6,h:16},
{t:"more classically composed than that.  And second, ev en if she",p:26,x:512,y:1206,w:431,h:16},
{t:"was the type to shout with glee—which she’s not—she assuredly",p:26,x:512,y:1221,w:431,h:16},
{t:" Arts & Entertainment",p:27,x:60,y:1255,w:159,h:16},
{t:"                                  “Reach for the Sky...”",p:27,x:599,y:1255,w:330,h:16},
{t:"27",p:27,x:490,y:1259,w:20,h:16},
{t:"wouldn’t respond that way given the mildly insulting, though",p:27,x:60,y:58,w:428,h:16},
{t:"unintended, time lapse I’ve allowed to occur.",p:27,x:60,y:73,w:308,h:16},
{t:"I don’t especially like my chances.  Two out of three leave",p:27,x:90,y:89,w:402,h:16},
{t:"bruises.",p:27,x:60,y:104,w:52,h:16},
{t:"But it ’s now or never.  Earlier in the day I moved the scrap",p:27,x:90,y:120,w:402,h:16},
{t:"of paper from my wallet and into my pocket, but its journey",p:27,x:60,y:135,w:430,h:16},
{t:"seems to have stalled there.  Given the circumstances, having it",p:27,x:60,y:151,w:431,h:16},
{t:"in plain view would have made what I’m about to do too real.",p:27,x:60,y:166,w:428,h:16},
{t:"Of course, the phone is right there in front of me, mounted to",p:27,x:60,y:182,w:425,h:16},
{t:"the kitchen wall right next to the seldom-used whiteboard I",p:27,x:60,y:197,w:423,h:16},
{t:"bought to jot down important messages to m yself and to-do",p:27,x:60,y:213,w:430,h:16},
{t:"lists, and if that doesn’ t animate the moment, I’m not sure what",p:27,x:60,y:228,w:428,h:16},
{t:"would.",p:27,x:60,y:244,w:44,h:16},
{t:"I reach for the phone, bringing m y hand to rest against the",p:27,x:90,y:259,w:399,h:16},
{t:"arching plastic of the handset.  A t the same instant, my other",p:27,x:60,y:275,w:431,h:16},
{t:"hand moves toward my pocket.  Then I stop.  And what if we did",p:27,x:60,y:290,w:430,h:16},
{t:"go out?  She might decide I’m not especially interesting.  Or",p:27,x:60,y:306,w:422,h:16},
{t:",",p:27,x:487,y:306,w:4,h:16},
{t:"maybe, I won’t be able to satisfy her in bed.  God, can you",p:27,x:60,y:321,w:432,h:16},
{t:"imagine what that would be lik e?  And I’ll bet she’s vivacious.",p:27,x:60,y:337,w:431,h:16},
{t:"Her eyes have that sultry Lauren Bacall look y",p:27,x:60,y:352,w:334,h:16},
{t:"ou know is",p:27,x:411,y:352,w:76,h:16},
{t:"connected to something deeper inside her",p:27,x:60,y:368,w:294,h:16},
{t:", something that",p:27,x:369,y:368,w:115,h:16},
{t:"networks into her hands, her lips, her tongue, ev en her toes.",p:27,x:60,y:383,w:431,h:16},
{t:"As for me, I’ve been told by both the romantic partners I’v e",p:27,x:60,y:399,w:432,h:16},
{t:"had, brief though the interludes were, that I ha ve a very solid",p:27,x:60,y:414,w:431,h:16},
{t:"understanding of the buttons and lev ers on a woman’s body",p:27,x:60,y:430,w:431,h:16},
{t:"that, when properly finessed, bring pleasure.  But, I’v",p:27,x:60,y:445,w:380,h:16},
{t:"e no",p:27,x:460,y:445,w:31,h:16},
{t:"confidence in what they said.  You see, one of those women was",p:27,x:60,y:461,w:432,h:16},
{t:"a Japanese exchange student with limited command of English.",p:27,x:60,y:476,w:427,h:16},
{t:"I was introduced to her in my freshman English class when the",p:27,x:60,y:492,w:429,h:16},
{t:"professor asked if I would mind tutoring another student.  I",p:27,x:60,y:507,w:426,h:16},
{t:"agreed and for two months we met in the lounge of her dormitory",p:27,x:60,y:523,w:430,h:16},
{t:"and labored through the vagaries of language.  Our affair, spurred",p:27,x:60,y:538,w:432,h:16},
{t:"on by a dictionary forgotten on a bed one morning, consisted of",p:27,x:60,y:554,w:425,h:16},
{t:"three lovemaking sessions in the international student dorm",p:27,x:60,y:569,w:422,h:16},
{t:"during her last week in the United States.  And then, she w as",p:27,x:60,y:585,w:432,h:16},
{t:"gone.",p:27,x:60,y:600,w:37,h:16},
{t:"The other woman, also during m",p:27,x:90,y:616,w:230,h:16},
{t:"y college days, w as a",p:27,x:332,y:616,w:158,h:16},
{t:"community college student who w",p:27,x:60,y:631,w:240,h:16},
{t:"as visiting a friend.  She",p:27,x:308,y:631,w:174,h:16},
{t:"returned to the apartment complex late one night reeking of",p:27,x:60,y:647,w:425,h:16},
{t:"alcohol and determined, it seemed, to put an ex clamation point",p:27,x:60,y:662,w:430,h:16},
{t:"on her weekend at the university.  That we ended up together",p:27,x:60,y:678,w:429,h:16},
{t:"that night was due to the interweaving of blood-alcohol level,",p:27,x:60,y:693,w:432,h:16},
{t:"the realization I’d no clean underwear for the next da y, and the",p:27,x:60,y:709,w:431,h:16},
{t:"fact that her friend’s apartment was located next to the shared",p:27,x:60,y:724,w:429,h:16},
{t:"laundry room.  It",p:27,x:60,y:740,w:116,h:16},
{t:"’s ironic, I’ve had so few sexual partners and,",p:27,x:178,y:740,w:310,h:16},
{t:"yet, I’ve had sex in a public laundry room while m y forearm",p:27,x:60,y:755,w:431,h:16},
{t:"rested on top of a box of Tide detergent and lint balls from the",p:27,x:60,y:771,w:427,h:16},
{t:"floor stuck in the girl’s hair like sad Christmas tree ornaments.",p:27,x:60,y:786,w:429,h:16},
{t:"Not a bad story, really.",p:27,x:60,y:802,w:156,h:16},
{t:"So, one was intoxicated and the other, frankly, may not",p:27,x:90,y:817,w:401,h:16},
{t:"have even understood what I was asking when I requested",p:27,x:60,y:833,w:420,h:16},
{t:"feedback on my performance.  You can see why I give little",p:27,x:60,y:848,w:431,h:16},
{t:"credence to the positive comments made by these women.  And",p:27,x:60,y:864,w:430,h:16},
{t:"yet, I’m supposed to ignore this and tak e the scrap of paper",p:27,x:60,y:879,w:431,h:16},
{t:"from my pocket and call her, knowing if I end up with her",p:27,x:60,y:895,w:421,h:16},
{t:",",p:27,x:487,y:895,w:4,h:16},
{t:"physically, that is, I won’t have the crutches of alcohol, language,",p:27,x:60,y:910,w:431,h:16},
{t:"or cultural difference to prop me up or mask an y shortcomings.",p:27,x:60,y:926,w:430,h:16},
{t:"I’ll be completely on my own.",p:27,x:60,y:941,w:203,h:16},
{t:"I’m not really thinking now",p:27,x:90,y:957,w:190,h:16},
{t:".  At least not consciously",p:27,x:292,y:957,w:184,h:16},
{t:".",p:27,x:487,y:957,w:4,h:16},
{t:"Instead, I’m embroiled in a maelstrom of m",p:27,x:60,y:972,w:310,h:16},
{t:"y imagined",p:27,x:408,y:972,w:77,h:16},
{t:"ineptitudes.  My body has become an artless mosaic of boring",p:27,x:60,y:988,w:425,h:16},
{t:"conversation, sexual incompetence, and shattered self -esteem.",p:27,x:60,y:1003,w:431,h:16},
{t:"And so, when I press the paper against the fabric at the bottom",p:27,x:60,y:1019,w:426,h:16},
{t:"of my pocket, anchoring it there with my thumb and index finger,",p:27,x:60,y:1034,w:432,h:16},
{t:"I don’t realize I’m doing it.  Then, I tear free a corner.  Just a",p:27,x:60,y:1050,w:431,h:16},
{t:"small morsel.  Not enough to do an y real damage or jeopardize",p:27,x:60,y:1065,w:432,h:16},
{t:"the number.  But, already I feel the weight lifting off m y shoulders.",p:27,x:60,y:1081,w:433,h:16},
{t:"I am Atlas freed of the burden of Greenland.  Rip .  Australia’s",p:27,x:60,y:1096,w:432,h:16},
{t:"gone.  Another rip and Western Europe is an island.  My shoulders",p:27,x:60,y:1112,w:431,h:16},
{t:"slouch forward in relief.  I can take a full breath again, though I",p:27,x:60,y:1127,w:429,h:16},
{t:"didn’t realize until just now how constricted m",p:27,x:60,y:1143,w:330,h:16},
{t:"y throat had",p:27,x:401,y:1143,w:87,h:16},
{t:"become.  But, in a moment of clarit y I realize I’d better stop",p:27,x:60,y:1158,w:430,h:16},
{t:"before I go too far.",p:27,x:60,y:1174,w:130,h:16},
{t:"What if I was to marry her?  Somehow the iron y of the",p:27,x:90,y:1189,w:401,h:16},
{t:"question applied to a woman with whom I’ve never spoken evades",p:27,x:60,y:1205,w:432,h:16},
{t:"me, and for a moment the thought is uplifting.  I can see the",p:27,x:60,y:1220,w:425,h:16},
{t:"white picket fence, the shutters with the peeling paint I’ll need",p:27,x:512,y:56,w:426,h:16},
{t:"to get to next summer, the dog sleeping on the front step , and",p:27,x:512,y:72,w:432,h:16},
{t:"our children—one boy and one girl—playing in the front yard.",p:27,x:512,y:87,w:432,h:16},
{t:"It’s a perfect image.",p:27,x:512,y:103,w:137,h:16},
{t:"And then, I see her packing her bags one week end when",p:27,x:542,y:118,w:401,h:16},
{t:"I’m out of town on business.  She pulls the kids tow ard the car",p:27,x:512,y:134,w:431,h:16},
{t:"as they cry and ask her why they have to leave, where daddy is.",p:27,x:512,y:149,w:430,h:16},
{t:"She even takes the dog.  Damn, I really loved that dog.  The",p:27,x:512,y:165,w:430,h:16},
{t:"note she’s left taped to the refriger ator says she can’t stand it",p:27,x:512,y:180,w:431,h:16},
{t:"any longer.  Living with me is empty.  I’ll receive divorce papers",p:27,x:512,y:196,w:431,h:16},
{t:"from her lawyer.  The letters flow in her graceful style.  But now,",p:27,x:512,y:211,w:432,h:16},
{t:"the gentle curves of her e’s seem filled with deceit, a slap in the",p:27,x:512,y:227,w:428,h:16},
{t:"face.  How bitter it is that the handwriting I’d fallen in lo",p:27,x:512,y:242,w:376,h:16},
{t:"ve with",p:27,x:895,y:242,w:48,h:16},
{t:"is now the conveyor of my despair.  The picture in my mind",p:27,x:512,y:258,w:432,h:16},
{t:"causes me to sway and to reach out a hand for the kitchen",p:27,x:512,y:273,w:426,h:16},
{t:"counter to steady myself.",p:27,x:512,y:289,w:174,h:16},
{t:"Rip.  Rip.  I didn’t realize my hand was back in my pocket.",p:27,x:542,y:304,w:402,h:16},
{t:"Before I know it, my fingers are lost in a blizzard of tin y bits of",p:27,x:512,y:320,w:431,h:16},
{t:"paper.  I can’t remember tearing it into so man y pieces.  In any",p:27,x:512,y:335,w:432,h:16},
{t:"case, it ’s done now.  Over.  I convince myself my decision is a",p:27,x:512,y:350,w:431,h:16},
{t:"sound one, that I actually made a decision.",p:27,x:512,y:366,w:293,h:16},
{t:"Gazing around my apartment I see the stark walls and the",p:27,x:542,y:381,w:401,h:16},
{t:"sickly ficus plant that recently began dropping its lea ves as though",p:27,x:512,y:396,w:433,h:16},
{t:"they were plagued.  Nothing I do rev erses its course of self-",p:27,x:512,y:412,w:432,h:16},
{t:"annihilation.  It",p:27,x:512,y:427,w:107,h:16},
{t:"’s mid-afternoon on a Wednesday.  To think I",p:27,x:621,y:427,w:322,h:16},
{t:"called in sick to work for this.  It seems silly to ha ve wasted the",p:27,x:512,y:442,w:431,h:16},
{t:"day now.  My stomach rumbles with hunger and I realiz",p:27,x:512,y:458,w:387,h:16},
{t:"e I’ve",p:27,x:905,y:458,w:39,h:16},
{t:"skipped lunch.  I open the cupboards and scan the cans of soup",p:27,x:512,y:473,w:420,h:16},
{t:",",p:27,x:940,y:473,w:4,h:16},
{t:"the jars of pasta sauce.  Ma ybe I’ll just make a sandwich.  In a",p:27,x:512,y:488,w:430,h:16},
{t:"minute, I decide.  The mental rigors of the past few minutes",p:27,x:512,y:504,w:425,h:16},
{t:"have given rise to a tiredness that is concentr ated in my legs.",p:27,x:512,y:519,w:432,h:16},
{t:"So, I sit on my couch to gather some energy.   It ’s easier to be",p:27,x:512,y:534,w:431,h:16},
{t:"alone, I tell myself.  My life is predictable and there’ s something",p:27,x:512,y:550,w:431,h:16},
{t:"to be said for that.  It lacks the emotional torture relationships",p:27,x:512,y:565,w:425,h:16},
{t:"inevitably bring with them.  Besides, who sa ys I need to be",p:27,x:512,y:580,w:430,h:16},
{t:"defined by my relationship status?  There are so man y other",p:27,x:512,y:596,w:431,h:16},
{t:"measures of success and happiness in life.",p:27,x:512,y:611,w:288,h:16},
{t:"I wonder what it will be like to be single for the rest of m y",p:27,x:542,y:626,w:402,h:16},
{t:"life.  The question seems to precede b y a fraction the knowledge",p:27,x:512,y:642,w:430,h:16},
{t:"that I will be just that: alone.  Usually people think of being",p:27,x:512,y:657,w:425,h:16},
{t:"alone as a bad thing.  They’re missing the obvious benefits.  No",p:27,x:512,y:672,w:425,h:16},
{t:"visits from the in-laws or diaper bags to tote.  No cr anky children",p:27,x:512,y:688,w:431,h:16},
{t:"or pitiful, commercializ ed trips to Disneyland.  No obligatory",p:27,x:512,y:703,w:426,h:16},
{t:"pizza parties for the soccer team, either.  A life without limits.  I",p:27,x:512,y:718,w:429,h:16},
{t:"wonder what to do with all the freedom I ha ve.  I’m in Aruba—",p:27,x:512,y:734,w:430,h:16},
{t:"wherever that is.  Then, it",p:27,x:512,y:749,w:175,h:16},
{t:"’s off to Costa Rica for a hik e through",p:27,x:690,y:749,w:253,h:16},
{t:"the rain forest.  Suddenly, it seems I won’t have enough time to",p:27,x:512,y:764,w:430,h:16},
{t:"go every place I’d like.  And then there’s that promotion at work",p:27,x:512,y:780,w:429,h:16},
{t:"I’d like to land.  Maybe if I put in a few extra hours each week….My",p:27,x:512,y:795,w:433,h:16},
{t:"life is ready to take off now that I’ve released the preoccupation",p:27,x:512,y:810,w:429,h:16},
{t:"of the phone number, Alex, even my senior prom.  These things",p:27,x:512,y:826,w:429,h:16},
{t:"have done nothing but hold me back.  Now , it ’s time to move",p:27,x:512,y:841,w:432,h:16},
{t:"forward.  Time for me to set my own course.",p:27,x:512,y:856,w:308,h:16},
{t:"The hum of the refriger ator seeps into the quiet of the",p:27,x:542,y:872,w:394,h:16},
{t:"apartment and settles my thoughts.  My eyes meet the unblinking",p:27,x:512,y:887,w:432,h:16},
{t:"gaze of the walls.  Then, the afternoon sunshine streaks between",p:27,x:512,y:902,w:428,h:16},
{t:"the slats of the blinds that co ver my windows and reflects off",p:27,x:512,y:918,w:429,h:16},
{t:"the photograph on the end table of my sister and her husband",p:27,x:512,y:933,w:429,h:16},
{t:"on their wedding day.  For some reason this brings to mind",p:27,x:512,y:948,w:426,h:16},
{t:"Cannonball Adderley and “Flamenco Sketches” and his saxophone",p:27,x:512,y:964,w:433,h:16},
{t:"soaring on wings of pain.  W e all have different reasons for",p:27,x:512,y:979,w:429,h:16},
{t:"flight, don’t we Cannonball?  And so, the trajectory I’ll follow",p:27,x:512,y:994,w:430,h:16},
{t:"will be defined by a single contrail.  What does that matter?  As",p:27,x:512,y:1010,w:429,h:16},
{t:"long as I soar, is it really important whether pain or jo y sends",p:27,x:512,y:1025,w:432,h:16},
{t:"me upward?",p:27,x:512,y:1040,w:83,h:16},
{t:"A moment to think and then a conclusiv e nod of my head.",p:27,x:542,y:1056,w:401,h:16},
{t:"Like I said before, I can’t ignore what I know to be true.  And",p:27,x:512,y:1071,w:428,h:16},
{t:"so, I pull myself from the couch and go to the desk that sits",p:27,x:512,y:1086,w:426,h:16},
{t:"pushed up against a wall in my bedroom.  I dig through the",p:27,x:512,y:1102,w:429,h:16},
{t:"confusion of objects in the middle dr awer until my fingers find",p:27,x:512,y:1117,w:431,h:16},
{t:"what they search for.  They wrap around it and as I lift my arm",p:27,x:512,y:1132,w:432,h:16},
{t:"I see the Scotch tape cradled in my hand.",p:27,x:512,y:1148,w:288,h:16},
{t:"Brett Johanson is a former marketing director turned teacher. ",p:27,x:512,y:1164,w:431,h:16},
{t:"Raised the in the San Francisco Bay Area, he has also lived in",p:27,x:512,y:1179,w:432,h:16},
{t:"Honduras and Japan.  “Soaring with Cannonball” is his first story.",p:27,x:512,y:1193,w:432,h:16},
{t:"He is working on a novel titled, The Honey Harvester.  He lives",p:27,x:512,y:1208,w:432,h:16},
{t:"in northern California.",p:27,x:512,y:1223,w:148,h:16},
{t:" Skyline Magazine",p:28,x:60,y:1257,w:130,h:16},
{t:"                             May June 2004",p:28,x:660,y:1257,w:258,h:16},
{t:"28",p:28,x:493,y:1259,w:20,h:16},
{t:"A Simple Choice",p:28,x:120,y:49,w:322,h:63},
{t:"Stephen Paul",p:28,x:235,y:113,w:81,h:22},
{t:"“Mr. Kroger? Can you hear me?” The emergency room doctor",p:28,x:60,y:150,w:428,h:16},
{t:"held Mr. Kroger ’s eyelid open and shined the flashlight into the",p:28,x:60,y:166,w:427,h:16},
{t:"pupil. “He’s had a stroke.” The term was said with finality and a",p:28,x:60,y:183,w:431,h:16},
{t:"touch of sadness.",p:28,x:60,y:200,w:118,h:16},
{t:"“No one answered the phone at his home. I’ll ha ve the police",p:28,x:90,y:217,w:401,h:16},
{t:"stop by and see if there’s anyone there,” the nurse said, holding",p:28,x:60,y:234,w:429,h:16},
{t:"his wallet. “He doesn’t have anyone listed to contact in case of",p:28,x:60,y:251,w:429,h:16},
{t:"an emergency. ”",p:28,x:60,y:267,w:106,h:16},
{t:"“How’d we get him?” The doctor injected the contents from",p:28,x:90,y:284,w:395,h:16},
{t:"a syringe into his IV.",p:28,x:60,y:301,w:141,h:16},
{t:"“The EMTs said he collapsed on the sidewalk. Someone called",p:28,x:90,y:318,w:402,h:16},
{t:"the ambulance from a cell phone.",p:28,x:60,y:335,w:227,h:16},
{t:"”",p:28,x:289,y:335,w:6,h:16},
{t:"“I suppose he doesn’t have any insurance,” the doctor said.",p:28,x:90,y:352,w:400,h:16},
{t:"“There isn’t any card in his wallet.”",p:28,x:90,y:368,w:239,h:16},
{t:"“Anything in there tell us how old he is?”",p:28,x:90,y:385,w:276,h:16},
{t:"“His driver’s license. He’s...uh...eighty-three.” The nurse put",p:28,x:90,y:402,w:401,h:16},
{t:"the license back and put the w allet in an envelope, with the old",p:28,x:60,y:419,w:430,h:16},
{t:"man’s watch, glasses, keys, change and fingernail clipper.",p:28,x:60,y:436,w:398,h:16},
{t:"Hubert Kroger was admitted to the hospital on a crisp fall",p:28,x:90,y:453,w:397,h:16},
{t:"afternoon where the smell of burning lea ves rode the wind.",p:28,x:60,y:469,w:407,h:16},
{t:"                                       *   *   *",p:28,x:64,y:486,w:249,h:16},
{t:"“Nurse.” His voice hardly carried and was slurred from the pa-",p:28,x:60,y:503,w:429,h:16},
{t:"ralysis of the left side of his face.",p:28,x:60,y:520,w:225,h:16},
{t:"“You’re awake, how are we feeling?” The nurse stuck a",p:28,x:90,y:537,w:392,h:16},
{t:"thermometer in his mouth and held his wrist, counting his pulse.",p:28,x:60,y:554,w:425,h:16},
{t:"After the thermometer w as removed, Hubert spoke in a",p:28,x:90,y:570,w:401,h:16},
{t:"croak. “My dog. Where’s...my dog?”",p:28,x:60,y:587,w:247,h:16},
{t:"“I don’t know. I’m sure someone is taking care of it. Now ,",p:28,x:90,y:604,w:402,h:16},
{t:"are you married or have family around?”",p:28,x:60,y:621,w:279,h:16},
{t:"His head went side to side. With an effort, he said, “My",p:28,x:90,y:638,w:396,h:16},
{t:"wife... died...four years ago. Just me...and Barney. ”",p:28,x:60,y:655,w:356,h:16},
{t:"“Barney’s your son?”",p:28,x:90,y:671,w:142,h:16},
{t:"“No, my...dog. I...ha ve to...know...he’s okay. We…were",p:28,x:90,y:688,w:400,h:16},
{t:"walking.” His head sank into the pillow . He was exhausted from",p:28,x:60,y:705,w:430,h:16},
{t:"the conversation.",p:28,x:60,y:722,w:117,h:16},
{t:"“I’ll check into it, Mr. Kroger. ” She turned to leave and he",p:28,x:90,y:739,w:401,h:16},
{t:"brushed her arm with his right hand. She stopped.",p:28,x:60,y:756,w:343,h:16},
{t:"“What...happened to ...me?” Hubert ask ed, the effort of",p:28,x:90,y:772,w:397,h:16},
{t:"speaking so difficult and taxing for him.",p:28,x:60,y:789,w:269,h:16},
{t:"“You had a stroke four days ago. You’re in the hospital, as",p:28,x:90,y:806,w:399,h:16},
{t:"I’m sure you know. This afternoon you’re being transferred to",p:28,x:60,y:823,w:431,h:16},
{t:"the care facility for a while. You can’t be by yourself and they’re",p:28,x:60,y:840,w:430,h:16},
{t:"very good at rehabilitation. ”",p:28,x:60,y:857,w:191,h:16},
{t:"“How long...will I be there...at the nursing home?” His v",p:28,x:90,y:873,w:369,h:16},
{t:"oice",p:28,x:465,y:873,w:26,h:16},
{t:"seemed to gather strength. “I can’ t...be there...long, I’ve got to",p:28,x:60,y:890,w:431,h:16},
{t:"find my...dog, he’s old.”",p:28,x:60,y:907,w:163,h:16},
{t:"“Since you haven’t anyone to take care of your affairs, the",p:28,x:90,y:924,w:400,h:16},
{t:"doctor has admitted you to the care center. He’s the one that",p:28,x:60,y:941,w:431,h:16},
{t:"will sign you out if and when he thinks y ou’re able to get along",p:28,x:60,y:958,w:430,h:16},
{t:"on your own.” Her voice had a no nonsense tone.",p:28,x:60,y:974,w:336,h:16},
{t:"She patted his hand. “Having a stroke is serious. The doctor",p:28,x:90,y:991,w:399,h:16},
{t:"will reevaluate you in a month or two. ”",p:28,x:60,y:1008,w:266,h:16},
{t:"“A month...or two! I...can’ t be gone that long. I told y ou...”",p:28,x:90,y:1025,w:402,h:16},
{t:"he stopped and took a deep breath. “I’v e got to...find my dog,",p:28,x:60,y:1042,w:431,h:16},
{t:"dammit.”",p:28,x:60,y:1059,w:61,h:16},
{t:"“Don’t get upset, Mr. Kroger. Doctor knows best.” The nurse",p:28,x:90,y:1075,w:401,h:16},
{t:"left the room.",p:28,x:60,y:1092,w:93,h:16},
{t:"That afternoon he was transferred to the Wildflower Long",p:28,x:90,y:1109,w:398,h:16},
{t:"Term Care Center.",p:28,x:60,y:1126,w:124,h:16},
{t:"                                    *   *   *",p:28,x:64,y:1143,w:234,h:16},
{t:"The first week was physically grueling for Hubert. Ex ercises,",p:28,x:60,y:1160,w:431,h:16},
{t:"speech training, and worst of all, no answers. The second week",p:28,x:60,y:1176,w:426,h:16},
{t:"reflected the first and after a month, the par alysis had receded",p:28,x:60,y:1193,w:430,h:16},
{t:"from his face and partially from his left side. He could w alk with",p:28,x:60,y:1210,w:431,h:16},
{t:"a cane, though not fast. A t times he thought Marie, gone these",p:28,x:60,y:1227,w:428,h:16},
{t:"past y",p:28,x:813,y:57,w:45,h:16},
{t:"ears, w",p:28,x:866,y:57,w:53,h:16},
{t:"as",p:28,x:928,y:57,w:16,h:16},
{t:"with him. Marie and",p:28,x:813,y:74,w:130,h:16},
{t:"Barney would com-",p:28,x:813,y:91,w:129,h:16},
{t:"fort his",p:28,x:813,y:108,w:48,h:16},
{t:"loneliness in the",p:28,x:813,y:125,w:113,h:16},
{t:"room.",p:28,x:813,y:142,w:39,h:16},
{t:"“Mr. Kroger",p:28,x:843,y:158,w:82,h:16},
{t:",”",p:28,x:934,y:158,w:10,h:16},
{t:"the doctor said",p:28,x:813,y:175,w:113,h:16},
{t:"coming into the",p:28,x:813,y:192,w:113,h:16},
{t:"room, a chart in his",p:28,x:813,y:209,w:129,h:16},
{t:"hand. A woman",p:28,x:813,y:226,w:115,h:16},
{t:"followed him in.",p:28,x:813,y:243,w:107,h:16},
{t:"“Are you",p:28,x:843,y:259,w:93,h:16},
{t:"releasing me?”",p:28,x:813,y:276,w:100,h:16},
{t:"“No. W",p:28,x:843,y:293,w:49,h:16},
{t:"e feel",p:28,x:899,y:293,w:40,h:16},
{t:"you can’",p:28,x:813,y:310,w:58,h:16},
{t:"t liv e by",p:28,x:879,y:310,w:65,h:16},
{t:"yourself at this",p:28,x:813,y:327,w:112,h:16},
{t:"juncture. If there",p:28,x:813,y:344,w:120,h:16},
{t:"were family , well,",p:28,x:813,y:360,w:128,h:16},
{t:"that would be",p:28,x:813,y:377,w:116,h:16},
{t:"different. For now,",p:28,x:813,y:394,w:131,h:16},
{t:"you’re going to",p:28,x:813,y:411,w:113,h:16},
{t:"have to stay here,”",p:28,x:813,y:428,w:131,h:16},
{t:"the doctor said.",p:28,x:813,y:445,w:106,h:16},
{t:"“I ha",p:28,x:843,y:461,w:44,h:16},
{t:"ve to",p:28,x:894,y:461,w:47,h:16},
{t:"leave, besides, I",p:28,x:813,y:478,w:114,h:16},
{t:"can’t afford it here. ”",p:28,x:813,y:495,w:131,h:16},
{t:"“Mr. Kroger",p:28,x:843,y:512,w:88,h:16},
{t:",",p:28,x:940,y:512,w:4,h:16},
{t:"I’m Mrs. Belmont,",p:28,x:813,y:529,w:125,h:16},
{t:"from the center",p:28,x:512,y:545,w:108,h:16},
{t:"’s financial department. What happens is that",p:28,x:623,y:545,w:317,h:16},
{t:"your assets will be liquidated until they are exhausted, then we",p:28,x:512,y:562,w:425,h:16},
{t:"apply for Medicare.”",p:28,x:512,y:579,w:137,h:16},
{t:"“You can’t take my house, where will we stay?” He looked",p:28,x:542,y:595,w:402,h:16},
{t:"anxiously from the doctor to the woman.",p:28,x:512,y:612,w:277,h:16},
{t:"“We?” the woman asked.",p:28,x:542,y:629,w:171,h:16},
{t:"“Barney and me.”",p:28,x:542,y:645,w:120,h:16},
{t:"“He means his dog,” the doctor said.",p:28,x:542,y:662,w:250,h:16},
{t:"“Oh, I almost forgot. He’d been found a couple of weeks",p:28,x:542,y:679,w:396,h:16},
{t:"ago and placed in the animal shelter. Lucky for him, he had his",p:28,x:512,y:695,w:429,h:16},
{t:"tags and ID on his collar. ” She raised her nose. “The police seem",p:28,x:512,y:712,w:429,h:16},
{t:"able to locate a dog’s owner easier than catch criminals. They’ll",p:28,x:512,y:729,w:427,h:16},
{t:"find him a good home. ”",p:28,x:512,y:745,w:160,h:16},
{t:"“No, dammit, he’s my dog.” Hubert ’s eyes filled with tears",p:28,x:542,y:762,w:400,h:16},
{t:"and his voice quivered. “He’s all I have, please. If I don’t get",p:28,x:512,y:779,w:432,h:16},
{t:"him, they’ll put him to sleep . ”",p:28,x:512,y:795,w:203,h:16},
{t:"“We don’t allow dogs here. I’m sorry. I think I had better",p:28,x:542,y:812,w:400,h:16},
{t:"come back in a few days and talk, you’re getting upset,” Mrs.",p:28,x:512,y:829,w:432,h:16},
{t:"Belmont said, closing a file folder.",p:28,x:512,y:845,w:232,h:16},
{t:"“What the hell do you expect! I can’t go home, I’m being",p:28,x:542,y:862,w:400,h:16},
{t:"told I have to stay here for my own good and there’s nothing I",p:28,x:512,y:879,w:431,h:16},
{t:"can do about it?” Hubert balled his fists. “How can y",p:28,x:512,y:895,w:342,h:16},
{t:"ou do this to",p:28,x:861,y:895,w:82,h:16},
{t:"me? I’m not a child. ”",p:28,x:512,y:912,w:143,h:16},
{t:"“Like I said, it",p:28,x:542,y:929,w:99,h:16},
{t:"’s for your own good. And the doctor does",p:28,x:643,y:929,w:298,h:16},
{t:"have the right. Now if you’ll excuse me, I have to leave. ” She",p:28,x:512,y:945,w:432,h:16},
{t:"nodded to the doctor on her way out.",p:28,x:512,y:962,w:257,h:16},
{t:"“Mr. Kroger, you can live a long life here. Make some friends",p:28,x:542,y:979,w:401,h:16},
{t:"and forget about the dog,” the doctor said smoothly from the",p:28,x:512,y:995,w:428,h:16},
{t:"experience of giving a thousand explanations to old men and",p:28,x:512,y:1012,w:425,h:16},
{t:"women.",p:28,x:512,y:1029,w:53,h:16},
{t:"The night-light glowed next to the bed. The door of his room",p:28,x:542,y:1045,w:396,h:16},
{t:"had a small window in the center where faces of attendants",p:28,x:512,y:1062,w:424,h:16},
{t:"would occasionally peer in to mak e sure he was still there and in",p:28,x:512,y:1079,w:430,h:16},
{t:"bed. However, after midnight, he couldn’ t recall seeing anyone",p:28,x:512,y:1095,w:432,h:16},
{t:"look into his room. Like most of the elderly, his sleep came in",p:28,x:512,y:1112,w:422,h:16},
{t:"spurts. They can’t keep me here, I haven’t broken any laws, he",p:28,x:512,y:1129,w:432,h:16},
{t:"thought. Nobody wants Barney except me. We’re both too old.",p:28,x:512,y:1145,w:428,h:16},
{t:"Grunting from the effort, he climbed out of bed. T aking his",p:28,x:542,y:1162,w:401,h:16},
{t:"cane, he hobbled to the closet. He took his clothes out and",p:28,x:512,y:1179,w:421,h:16},
{t:"slipped them on while glancing at the door window ev ery few",p:28,x:512,y:1195,w:431,h:16},
{t:"moments. Inside the vanity drawer was the envelope containing",p:28,x:512,y:1212,w:430,h:16},
{t:"his wallet – still with the thirt y-seven dollars in it, he saw – and",p:28,x:512,y:1229,w:431,h:16},
{t:"Steve Cartwright Illustrations",p:28,x:519,y:510,w:173,h:13},
{t:" Arts & Entertainment",p:29,x:60,y:1255,w:159,h:16},
{t:"                                  “Reach for the Sky...”",p:29,x:599,y:1255,w:330,h:16},
{t:"29",p:29,x:490,y:1259,w:20,h:16},
{t:"his keys, watch, change and clippers.",p:29,x:60,y:57,w:254,h:16},
{t:"The door opened on silent hinges. The hallw ays were dim in",p:29,x:90,y:74,w:401,h:16},
{t:"an effort to save on electricity. Using his cane and a handr ail",p:29,x:60,y:91,w:432,h:16},
{t:"attached to the wall, Hubert made his way down the corridor. At",p:29,x:60,y:108,w:432,h:16},
{t:"the game room, he peeked in and saw the one attendant and",p:29,x:60,y:125,w:429,h:16},
{t:"single nurse on duty watching television.",p:29,x:60,y:142,w:278,h:16},
{t:"Like an ancient thief in the night, he caned his w ay to the",p:29,x:90,y:158,w:401,h:16},
{t:"unlocked front door, opened it, and eased outside. Hubert drew",p:29,x:60,y:175,w:427,h:16},
{t:"in a deep breath of air. Free! God, I can’t believe it’s been a",p:29,x:60,y:192,w:431,h:16},
{t:"month since I’ve been outside. He looked around and saw a",p:29,x:60,y:209,w:432,h:16},
{t:"street two blocks down with traffic moving on it.",p:29,x:60,y:226,w:332,h:16},
{t:"Sweat formed on his face less than a hundred y ards from",p:29,x:90,y:243,w:401,h:16},
{t:"the care center. His strength was leaving him with a speed that",p:29,x:60,y:259,w:429,h:16},
{t:"surprised him. His shoulders were hunched as if he expected",p:29,x:60,y:276,w:426,h:16},
{t:"the attendant",p:29,x:60,y:293,w:91,h:16},
{t:"’s hand to slap down on him and tak e him back.",p:29,x:153,y:293,w:329,h:16},
{t:"A block from the busy street he sa w a phone booth. Hoping",p:29,x:90,y:310,w:399,h:16},
{t:"the telephone book was nestled under the shelf, he went in and",p:29,x:60,y:327,w:430,h:16},
{t:"closed the door. A light came on, illuminating the small enclosure.",p:29,x:60,y:344,w:432,h:16},
{t:"The book was there. He flipped the pages and found the number .",p:29,x:60,y:360,w:432,h:16},
{t:"He cracked the door open and the light went off . Squinting, he",p:29,x:60,y:377,w:430,h:16},
{t:"pushed the numbers and when it r ang, deposited two quarters.",p:29,x:60,y:394,w:429,h:16},
{t:"The taxi company said one would be there in a few minutes.",p:29,x:90,y:411,w:397,h:16},
{t:"Hubert leaned against the wall of the booth, his legs weak from",p:29,x:60,y:428,w:428,h:16},
{t:"the exertion. Headlights shined on him and a moment later a",p:29,x:60,y:445,w:426,h:16},
{t:"taxi pulled up next to the curb . He pushed himself upright and",p:29,x:60,y:461,w:428,h:16},
{t:"got to the taxi by dragging his left leg and using the cane for",p:29,x:60,y:478,w:427,h:16},
{t:"leverage. The driver reached over the seatback and opened the",p:29,x:60,y:495,w:429,h:16},
{t:"door for him.",p:29,x:60,y:512,w:89,h:16},
{t:"“You okay, mister?”",p:29,x:90,y:529,w:132,h:16},
{t:"“I am now. Take me to 1556 East Trenton,” Hubert said,",p:29,x:90,y:546,w:400,h:16},
{t:"climbing in and laying his head back on the seat.",p:29,x:60,y:562,w:333,h:16},
{t:"The taxi drove down Main Street and turned into a section",p:29,x:90,y:579,w:397,h:16},
{t:"of town that was old and weary. Small homes lined the streets,",p:29,x:60,y:596,w:429,h:16},
{t:"most in need of repair. Hubert ’s home showed aging and neglect.",p:29,x:60,y:613,w:429,h:16},
{t:"A driveway on the side had a vehicle parked in it. After paying",p:29,x:60,y:630,w:432,h:16},
{t:"off the cabbie, he unlocked the front door and almost collapsed",p:29,x:60,y:647,w:428,h:16},
{t:"into the couch. His eyes closed. He had been free for fort y-five",p:29,x:60,y:663,w:432,h:16},
{t:"minutes.",p:29,x:60,y:680,w:58,h:16},
{t:"                                        *",p:29,x:64,y:697,w:203,h:16},
{t:" *   *",p:29,x:282,y:697,w:36,h:16},
{t:"The sun’s rays, coming through the living room window , heated",p:29,x:60,y:714,w:431,h:16},
{t:"his face. He woke up with a start. Jesus, it",p:29,x:60,y:731,w:290,h:16},
{t:"’s already seven. He",p:29,x:353,y:731,w:138,h:16},
{t:"went into the bathroom and opened the medicine cabinet. All",p:29,x:60,y:748,w:425,h:16},
{t:"the pain pills Marie had used to k eep going were still in the",p:29,x:60,y:764,w:429,h:16},
{t:"cabinet. Tylenol with Codeine, Seconal for when she couldn’",p:29,x:60,y:781,w:421,h:16},
{t:"t",p:29,x:487,y:781,w:5,h:16},
{t:"sleep, and at the last - when the pain w as so bad - liquid mor-",p:29,x:60,y:798,w:432,h:16},
{t:"phine.",p:29,x:60,y:815,w:41,h:16},
{t:"It took him two trips to get the medicine to the kitchen. He",p:29,x:90,y:832,w:395,h:16},
{t:"opened the refrigerator and almost passed out from the assault",p:29,x:60,y:849,w:427,h:16},
{t:"of the spoiled food, rotting a way for the last five weeks. He",p:29,x:60,y:865,w:428,h:16},
{t:"gagged and threw the door closed.",p:29,x:60,y:882,w:236,h:16},
{t:"Fear clutched his heart when the knocking on the front door",p:29,x:90,y:899,w:395,h:16},
{t:"started. He froze at the counter.“Mr. Kroger? Mr. Kroger? Police",p:29,x:60,y:916,w:432,h:16},
{t:"Department.” The knocking turned to hammering. “Mr. Kroger,",p:29,x:60,y:933,w:432,h:16},
{t:"are you there?”",p:29,x:60,y:950,w:105,h:16},
{t:"Hubert slid down to the floor and pushed himself into a",p:29,x:90,y:966,w:394,h:16},
{t:"corner. He saw shadows from the windows of the kitchen and",p:29,x:60,y:983,w:427,h:16},
{t:"heard footsteps outside. Then, they were gone. A burst of energy",p:29,x:60,y:1000,w:429,h:16},
{t:"and elation helped him get to his feet. Are y ou there? The police",p:29,x:60,y:1017,w:430,h:16},
{t:"had yelled. My God. Yes, though I’m hiding from you, thanks for",p:29,x:60,y:1034,w:431,h:16},
{t:"asking.",p:29,x:60,y:1051,w:48,h:16},
{t:"When he was certain the police were gone, he got up from",p:29,x:90,y:1067,w:397,h:16},
{t:"the floor. He ground the pills into a powder and mix ed them in",p:29,x:60,y:1083,w:431,h:16},
{t:"with the morphine.  He took a small, opened bottle of whisky",p:29,x:60,y:1098,w:427,h:16},
{t:"out of the cupboard and put half of the concoction in it. The can",p:29,x:60,y:1114,w:425,h:16},
{t:"of dog food was Barney’s favorite. The dog food went into a",p:29,x:60,y:1130,w:428,h:16},
{t:"bowl and the rest of the mixture w as stirred in.",p:29,x:60,y:1146,w:324,h:16},
{t:"He had a difficult time getting into the driv er’s seat of his",p:29,x:90,y:1162,w:401,h:16},
{t:"old Bronco. He pumped the gas with his crutch and it started on",p:29,x:60,y:1178,w:426,h:16},
{t:"the second turn of the key. The animal shelter was on the outskirts",p:29,x:60,y:1193,w:433,h:16},
{t:"of town.",p:29,x:60,y:1209,w:55,h:16},
{t:"“I need to pick my dog up, ” he said, standing at the shelter",p:29,x:90,y:1225,w:388,h:16},
{t:"’s",p:29,x:482,y:1225,w:10,h:16},
{t:"counter. “He was brought in two weeks ago , his name’s Barney",p:29,x:512,y:57,w:431,h:16},
{t:"and mine’s Kroger. He has tags.”",p:29,x:512,y:74,w:224,h:16},
{t:"The young girl turned the pages of a log book. “This is",p:29,x:542,y:91,w:392,h:16},
{t:"Barney’s lucky day. He was scheduled to be euthanized day after",p:29,x:512,y:108,w:431,h:16},
{t:"tomorrow if no one picked him up. ”",p:29,x:512,y:125,w:242,h:16},
{t:"“Well, I’m here to get him. I w as in the hospital and just got",p:29,x:542,y:142,w:399,h:16},
{t:"out.”",p:29,x:512,y:158,w:31,h:16},
{t:"“Let me go get him.” She went out a metal door and into a",p:29,x:542,y:175,w:398,h:16},
{t:"room. Hubert cringed from the sound of barking and howls that",p:29,x:512,y:192,w:427,h:16},
{t:"flooded out from the room.",p:29,x:512,y:209,w:184,h:16},
{t:"“Here he is,” she said, leading an old, gr ay-muzzled mixed",p:29,x:542,y:226,w:402,h:16},
{t:"breed. It had an apron of black and white hair hanging from its",p:29,x:512,y:243,w:425,h:16},
{t:"haunches and a tail that stuck str aight out wagging in a circle",p:29,x:512,y:259,w:430,h:16},
{t:"when he saw Hubert. A whine came out of the dog’ s mouth and",p:29,x:512,y:276,w:431,h:16},
{t:"he lunged toward his master.",p:29,x:512,y:293,w:199,h:16},
{t:"Hubert sank to one knee and hugged the animal’ s neck.",p:29,x:542,y:310,w:401,h:16},
{t:"“Nobody is taking you away again,” he whispered in his ear. ”",p:29,x:512,y:327,w:416,h:16},
{t:"After paying the fee to release Barney, three one-dollar bills",p:29,x:542,y:344,w:399,h:16},
{t:"were all that remained in the w allet. Hubert led him out of the",p:29,x:512,y:360,w:429,h:16},
{t:"shelter and had to shove on the dog’s fanny to help him into the",p:29,x:512,y:377,w:430,h:16},
{t:"Bronco. They headed north out of town, to the mountains.",p:29,x:512,y:394,w:396,h:16},
{t:"                                    *   *   *",p:29,x:517,y:411,w:234,h:16},
{t:"The dirt road was rough - washouts, dips and rocks bounced the",p:29,x:512,y:428,w:428,h:16},
{t:"Bronco around while it climbed up a steep ridge and finally",p:29,x:512,y:445,w:418,h:16},
{t:"stopped at a grassy shelf overlooking an old homestead that",p:29,x:512,y:461,w:429,h:16},
{t:"was given up years ago. Remember when we first discovered",p:29,x:512,y:478,w:432,h:16},
{t:"this place Marie, we were so young.",p:29,x:512,y:495,w:246,h:16},
{t:"“That old place is kinda lik e us, isn’t it, Barney. Old and",p:29,x:542,y:512,w:401,h:16},
{t:"about to disappear after being around too many years.” He helped",p:29,x:512,y:529,w:433,h:16},
{t:"the dog out, took the sack of prepared food and drink, and",p:29,x:512,y:546,w:421,h:16},
{t:"caned over to a dead tree. Small branches littered the ground.",p:29,x:512,y:562,w:429,h:16},
{t:"He used the cane to scrape them into a pile. The sack he laid",p:29,x:512,y:579,w:428,h:16},
{t:"down next to the fallen tree.",p:29,x:512,y:596,w:193,h:16},
{t:"They went back to the Bronco, exhausted from the effort,",p:29,x:542,y:613,w:399,h:16},
{t:"and dozed until a chill wakened Hubert an hour after the sun",p:29,x:512,y:630,w:429,h:16},
{t:"had set. Receding fingers of gold and oranges streaked the clouds,",p:29,x:512,y:647,w:433,h:16},
{t:"left over from the last vestiges of a setting sun. He pick ed up an",p:29,x:512,y:663,w:431,h:16},
{t:"emergency flare from the floor, and after helping Barney get out",p:29,x:512,y:680,w:428,h:16},
{t:"of the vehicle, the two walked as old friends to the pile of wood.",p:29,x:512,y:697,w:430,h:16},
{t:"Both stiff jointed and walking slow. He had difficulty separating",p:29,x:512,y:714,w:432,h:16},
{t:"the striker from the flare. “Come off, dammit.” A final pull and",p:29,x:512,y:731,w:430,h:16},
{t:"the paper tore. It took three strik es before the flame shot out of",p:29,x:512,y:748,w:429,h:16},
{t:"the top of the flare. Smokey and a dull red color. He dropped it",p:29,x:512,y:764,w:430,h:16},
{t:"into the wood and watched as the fire from the flare ignited the",p:29,x:512,y:781,w:427,h:16},
{t:"broken branches. Warmth spread its hands out to him. With his",p:29,x:512,y:798,w:427,h:16},
{t:"cane as a leverage tool, he sat heavily down, and patted the",p:29,x:512,y:815,w:429,h:16},
{t:"ground next to him. Barney lay down and put his head on Hubert’ s",p:29,x:512,y:832,w:432,h:16},
{t:"leg and looked at him with eyes filled with trust.",p:29,x:512,y:849,w:330,h:16},
{t:"“Time to eat and drink, my friend.” He opened the sack and",p:29,x:542,y:865,w:399,h:16},
{t:"took the bowl out, setting it down by the dog. He uncapped the",p:29,x:512,y:882,w:425,h:16},
{t:"whisky and raised a toast, then drank a long swallow. Barney",p:29,x:512,y:899,w:431,h:16},
{t:"ate and he drank.  Occasionally as the fire died down, he’d toss",p:29,x:512,y:916,w:427,h:16},
{t:"a few more pieces of wood into it. The flare had burned out so",p:29,x:512,y:933,w:425,h:16},
{t:"the flame was pure with the natural sound of crackling wood",p:29,x:512,y:950,w:431,h:16},
{t:"being burned.",p:29,x:512,y:966,w:94,h:16},
{t:"Hubert wasn’t sure how long they’d been sitting there. The",p:29,x:542,y:983,w:397,h:16},
{t:"fire smoldered with dying embers and a few sparks danced on",p:29,x:512,y:1000,w:425,h:16},
{t:"the light breeze. Barney’s head was still laying on his lap.  He",p:29,x:512,y:1017,w:432,h:16},
{t:"ran his hand down Barney’s side running his fingers under the",p:29,x:512,y:1034,w:428,h:16},
{t:"fur. Cold, no warmth from the body. Tears welled in his eyes. No",p:29,x:512,y:1051,w:431,h:16},
{t:"feel of breath from the muzzle. God, I know they sa y you don’t",p:29,x:512,y:1067,w:432,h:16},
{t:"accept animals, but watch over my Barney. He’s such a good",p:29,x:512,y:1084,w:431,h:16},
{t:"boy.  A sob choked out and tears ran down his face.",p:29,x:512,y:1101,w:356,h:16},
{t:"The numbness of his limbs and the extr a strength it took to",p:29,x:542,y:1118,w:400,h:16},
{t:"draw a breath made him aware he wasn’t going to have to worry",p:29,x:512,y:1135,w:431,h:16},
{t:"anymore about loneliness...or Barney.  In fact, there they were",p:29,x:512,y:1152,w:429,h:16},
{t:"- Barney running so fast across the hillside, his tail a blur - and",p:29,x:512,y:1168,w:425,h:16},
{t:"Marie, beautiful Marie, walking toward him, her face lit up with a",p:29,x:512,y:1185,w:429,h:16},
{t:"smile and holding her arms out to him.",p:29,x:512,y:1202,w:264,h:16},
{t:"about the author next page",p:29,x:512,y:1228,w:159,h:13},
{t:" Skyline Magazine",p:30,x:60,y:1257,w:130,h:16},
{t:"                             May June 2004",p:30,x:660,y:1257,w:258,h:16},
{t:"30",p:30,x:493,y:1259,w:20,h:16},
{t:"Stephen Paul has had ten short stories published online and in",p:30,x:60,y:93,w:427,h:16},
{t:"print this year, including winning an honorable mention in Sky-",p:30,x:60,y:110,w:432,h:16},
{t:"line Magazine’s second annual short story contest. Skyline also",p:30,x:60,y:127,w:427,h:16},
{t:"published his short story, Family Honor. His novel, CAN HORSES",p:30,x:60,y:143,w:430,h:16},
{t:"CRY?, was released on January 18, 2004, b y Sky Ray Publish-",p:30,x:60,y:160,w:431,h:16},
{t:"ing.",p:30,x:60,y:177,w:25,h:16},
{t:"    Stephen has work ed as a wrangler on a dude r anch, a",p:30,x:65,y:193,w:425,h:16},
{t:"firefighter for the Bureau of Land Management, a police officer",p:30,x:60,y:210,w:425,h:16},
{t:"and a supervisor in an oil refinery. He and his wife, Judy, reside",p:30,x:60,y:227,w:431,h:16},
{t:"in Rawlins, Wyoming. Any comments will be appreciated and he",p:30,x:60,y:243,w:428,h:16},
{t:"can be reached by email at: bailey82301@yahoo.com",p:30,x:60,y:260,w:369,h:16},
{t:"Can Horses Cry?",p:30,x:264,y:312,w:168,h:22},
{t:"A suspense novel by",p:30,x:254,y:334,w:189,h:22},
{t:"Stephen Paul",p:30,x:288,y:356,w:121,h:22},
{t:" Can be purchased",p:30,x:262,y:378,w:172,h:22},
{t:" at bookstores,",p:30,x:279,y:400,w:138,h:22},
{t:"online .com stores or",p:30,x:250,y:422,w:194,h:22},
{t:"from the publisher,",p:30,x:261,y:444,w:174,h:22},
{t:"www.skyraypublishing.com",p:30,x:223,y:466,w:250,h:22},
{t:"ISBN: 0-9723527-3-2",p:30,x:247,y:488,w:202,h:22},
{t:"Comments From A Single Lady",p:30,x:528,y:63,w:412,h:37},
{t:"As a single woman, I wanted to write this article in defense of",p:30,x:512,y:134,w:428,h:16},
{t:"the men and women who never married, either by choice or",p:30,x:512,y:150,w:431,h:16},
{t:"circumstances.",p:30,x:512,y:166,w:100,h:16},
{t:"I find it rather interesting at this age of 57 and r",p:30,x:547,y:182,w:353,h:16},
{t:"ather",p:30,x:909,y:182,w:35,h:16},
{t:"amusing when asked that famous question, “how come you never",p:30,x:512,y:198,w:432,h:16},
{t:"married?” Or, a comment like ”you must be very selective.”  It",p:30,x:512,y:214,w:432,h:16},
{t:"is usually asked by individuals who hardly know me, or ha ve not",p:30,x:512,y:230,w:431,h:16},
{t:"seen me for several years.  The joke is, I wish I had a dollar for",p:30,x:512,y:246,w:429,h:16},
{t:"every time I am asked that question. ",p:30,x:512,y:262,w:271,h:16},
{t:"Then sometimes the",p:30,x:799,y:262,w:144,h:16},
{t:"question shifts to ”are you dating anyone?”   In this 21st Century,",p:30,x:512,y:278,w:432,h:16},
{t:"why should an unmarried person be look ed at as so unusual?  I",p:30,x:512,y:294,w:432,h:16},
{t:"often think if I were married once, even for 1 year",p:30,x:512,y:310,w:362,h:16},
{t:", those",p:30,x:893,y:310,w:48,h:16},
{t:"questions would not come up .",p:30,x:512,y:326,w:206,h:16},
{t:"As far as I am concerned, my life if full. I live in New Jersey",p:30,x:547,y:342,w:396,h:16},
{t:"and work in Manhattan in the travel industry. It has been a part",p:30,x:512,y:358,w:430,h:16},
{t:"of my life for over 25 years. I educated myself by traveling to",p:30,x:512,y:374,w:431,h:16},
{t:"far and ex otic places, experienced different cultures, and",p:30,x:512,y:390,w:405,h:16},
{t:"met such wonderful and interesting people. Traveling has always",p:30,x:512,y:406,w:432,h:16},
{t:"been in my blood. Getting married and ha ving children was not",p:30,x:512,y:422,w:432,h:16},
{t:"for me at that time, especially in m y 20’s and 30’s. I felt life was",p:30,x:512,y:438,w:432,h:16},
{t:"an adventure.  I even lived in South Florida for 2 years from",p:30,x:512,y:454,w:432,h:16},
{t:"1978-80. In addition to working, traveling, and taking classes, I",p:30,x:512,y:470,w:432,h:16},
{t:"also find time to volunteer 2 da",p:30,x:512,y:486,w:225,h:16},
{t:"ys a month at a local",p:30,x:771,y:486,w:152,h:16},
{t:"hospital.  Volunteering is so rewarding and our payback to society.",p:30,x:512,y:502,w:432,h:16},
{t:"I have a variety of wonderful friends, ",p:30,x:547,y:518,w:267,h:16},
{t:"some are married",p:30,x:822,y:518,w:119,h:16},
{t:"couples, and some are single. I have always placed a lot of",p:30,x:512,y:534,w:428,h:16},
{t:"importance on friendships. I had m y share of ups and downs in",p:30,x:512,y:550,w:429,h:16},
{t:"relationships and after awhile, I learned to appreciate the",p:30,x:512,y:566,w:405,h:16},
{t:"other aspects of my life.  Besides, once you turn 50, as a woman,",p:30,x:512,y:582,w:431,h:16},
{t:"you become more comfortable with who y ou are, and do not",p:30,x:512,y:598,w:430,h:16},
{t:"care what other people think.",p:30,x:512,y:614,w:199,h:16},
{t:"Don’t misunderstand me, I am not against marriage.  I",p:30,x:547,y:630,w:397,h:16},
{t:"would love to meet someone at this stage in m y life.  I tried the",p:30,x:512,y:646,w:431,h:16},
{t:"single dances, and the blind dates over the years, and nothing",p:30,x:512,y:662,w:430,h:16},
{t:"ever came of it.  I always say, “If I should meet someone he will",p:30,x:512,y:678,w:431,h:16},
{t:"have to fall out of the sky. ”  Until then, I will just go on with m y",p:30,x:512,y:694,w:432,h:16},
{t:"life, and when I am asked that famous question again, I will try",p:30,x:512,y:710,w:428,h:16},
{t:"to remember the words of Helen Gurley Brown, “No one ev er",p:30,x:512,y:726,w:432,h:16},
{t:"asks a married person why are you married.”",p:30,x:512,y:742,w:312,h:16},
{t:"Sandra Restino",p:30,x:651,y:100,w:152,h:18},
{t:"Sandra Restino: Born and raised in",p:30,x:695,y:794,w:248,h:16},
{t:"NJ.  Owns a Condo.  Works in Man-",p:30,x:695,y:810,w:248,h:16},
{t:"hattan in Corporate Travel.  Sandra",p:30,x:695,y:826,w:249,h:16},
{t:"has traveled extensively to some in-",p:30,x:695,y:842,w:248,h:16},
{t:"teresting places -US",p:30,x:695,y:858,w:140,h:16},
{t:"SR, Morocco,",p:30,x:847,y:858,w:90,h:16},
{t:"Galapagos Islands to name a few",p:30,x:695,y:874,w:235,h:16},
{t:".",p:30,x:940,y:874,w:4,h:16},
{t:"Volunteers at a local Hospital. This",p:30,x:695,y:890,w:248,h:16},
{t:"past September she volunteered for",p:30,x:695,y:906,w:248,h:16},
{t:"“Habitat for Humanity”. Sandra en-",p:30,x:695,y:922,w:249,h:16},
{t:"joys Ice Skating, Museums and at -",p:30,x:695,y:938,w:249,h:16},
{t:"tended art classes during the last sev-",p:30,x:695,y:954,w:249,h:16},
{t:"eral years",p:30,x:695,y:970,w:67,h:16},
{t:"Lisa L. Siedlarz",p:30,x:183,y:603,w:184,h:22},
{t:"San Francisco Bay  -  April 14, 2003",p:30,x:142,y:653,w:265,h:20},
{t:"Root beer foam",p:30,x:201,y:711,w:104,h:16},
{t:"once the color of cotton",p:30,x:201,y:727,w:160,h:16},
{t:"leaves Laci imprints",p:30,x:201,y:744,w:134,h:16},
{t:"on burlap sand.",p:30,x:201,y:761,w:105,h:16},
{t:"Shedding Sky",p:30,x:224,y:814,w:102,h:20},
{t:"Slate permeates sky.",p:30,x:160,y:876,w:144,h:16},
{t:"Salt smacks on cedar mulch",p:30,x:160,y:892,w:190,h:16},
{t:"where grubs live,",p:30,x:160,y:909,w:119,h:16},
{t:"fat as popcorn",p:30,x:160,y:926,w:97,h:16},
{t:"crunching underfoot.",p:30,x:160,y:942,w:140,h:16},
{t:"Sky sails past Eden,",p:30,x:160,y:959,w:135,h:16},
{t:"stops at river Styx",p:30,x:160,y:976,w:127,h:16},
{t:"where death strips trees of flesh",p:30,x:160,y:992,w:219,h:16},
{t:"split like snake skin",p:30,x:160,y:1009,w:133,h:16},
{t:"found on dusty, unpaved paths.",p:30,x:160,y:1026,w:216,h:16},
{t:"Nurtured by this torrent of tears,",p:30,x:160,y:1042,w:223,h:16},
{t:"sunflower bordered roads",p:30,x:160,y:1059,w:173,h:16},
{t:"lead way to freedom.",p:30,x:160,y:1076,w:144,h:16},
{t:"Noah’s flood remembered.",p:30,x:160,y:1092,w:179,h:16},
{t:"Lisa Siedlarz lives in New Haven, Ct with her best friends, Bear",p:30,x:60,y:1146,w:429,h:16},
{t:"and Bucca.  She is working on her Masters of Liber al Studies at",p:30,x:60,y:1162,w:431,h:16},
{t:"Wesleyan University.  Her work has appeared in Breakw ater.",p:30,x:60,y:1178,w:432,h:16},
{t:"Her poem “San Francisco Bay - April 14, 2003\" won an honor-",p:30,x:60,y:1194,w:432,h:16},
{t:"able mention in the 2003 Al Savard Memorial Poetry Competi-",p:30,x:60,y:1210,w:430,h:16},
{t:"tion sponsored by the Connecticut Poetry Society.",p:30,x:60,y:1226,w:342,h:16},
{t:"Celtic Kiss Poetry",p:30,x:725,y:1025,w:176,h:26},
{t:"by",p:30,x:801,y:1053,w:23,h:26},
{t:"Deborah Woolverton",p:30,x:708,y:1081,w:209,h:26},
{t:"poetry on page 48",p:30,x:737,y:1140,w:150,h:23},
{t:"www.celtickiss.net",p:30,x:723,y:1193,w:180,h:26},
{t:"A Simple Choice from page 27",p:30,x:62,y:64,w:178,h:13},
{t:" Arts & Entertainment",p:31,x:60,y:1255,w:159,h:16},
{t:"                                  “Reach for the Sky...”",p:31,x:599,y:1255,w:330,h:16},
{t:"31",p:31,x:490,y:1259,w:20,h:16},
{t:"The True Love Story Of A",p:31,x:98,y:73,w:357,h:29},
{t:"Modern Day Immigrant",p:31,x:96,y:105,w:365,h:33},
{t:"Mira S. F. Hall",p:31,x:228,y:148,w:94,h:24},
{t:"My story is by no means one of heroism, or escape from perse-",p:31,x:60,y:183,w:425,h:16},
{t:"cution, nor fraught with economic or physical deprivation.  My",p:31,x:60,y:199,w:431,h:16},
{t:"reasons for coming to America were not that complex at all.",p:31,x:60,y:215,w:425,h:16},
{t:"Mine is a love story, plain and simple.  It is no more special than",p:31,x:60,y:231,w:427,h:16},
{t:"any other modern day immigrant ’s story about coming to this",p:31,x:60,y:247,w:429,h:16},
{t:"country.  However, it is my story; my first impressions of America,",p:31,x:60,y:263,w:432,h:16},
{t:"its people, its culture, my fears, my hopes, and my dreams.",p:31,x:60,y:279,w:413,h:16},
{t:"As I sat on a seemingly endless flight across the A tlantic",p:31,x:90,y:295,w:401,h:16},
{t:"Ocean with my American fiancé, I very nervously contemplated",p:31,x:60,y:311,w:430,h:16},
{t:"the first meeting of my future in-laws.  Despite assurances, I",p:31,x:60,y:327,w:431,h:16},
{t:"had many fears about coming to America. How do Americans",p:31,x:60,y:343,w:426,h:16},
{t:"treat foreigners?  Will I fit in with American life?   But most",p:31,x:60,y:359,w:425,h:16},
{t:"importantly, will this new family accept this foreigner?   P erhaps",p:31,x:60,y:375,w:431,h:16},
{t:"the people are right who warned me that everyone in America",p:31,x:60,y:391,w:431,h:16},
{t:"has a gun and that it",p:31,x:60,y:407,w:137,h:16},
{t:"’s only a matter of time before y ou are shot",p:31,x:199,y:407,w:291,h:16},
{t:"at walking down the street.  Coming from a country where ev en",p:31,x:60,y:423,w:432,h:16},
{t:"the police did not carry guns, this w as rather a daunting thought",p:31,x:60,y:439,w:429,h:16},
{t:"indeed.  Perhaps I should have listened to my father, who had",p:31,x:60,y:455,w:431,h:16},
{t:"twice come to the United Kingdom whilst on a world business",p:31,x:60,y:471,w:425,h:16},
{t:"trip to tell me that I cannot possibly marry this American and",p:31,x:60,y:487,w:425,h:16},
{t:"move to America.  In fact, during the second attempt to con vince",p:31,x:60,y:503,w:432,h:16},
{t:"me, he put a credit card in my hand and told me to go back",p:31,x:60,y:519,w:429,h:16},
{t:"home, which happened to be New Zealand where I was born",p:31,x:60,y:535,w:431,h:16},
{t:"and raised, to see m y mother.  I agreed to think about it,",p:31,x:60,y:551,w:422,h:16},
{t:"especially as I’d not seen m y mother in over a year and missed",p:31,x:60,y:567,w:431,h:16},
{t:"her dearly.  At this point however, he informed me that it was",p:31,x:60,y:583,w:432,h:16},
{t:"for a one-way ticket only.  I had been doing volunteer work and",p:31,x:60,y:599,w:430,h:16},
{t:"didn’t know when I’d be able to get enough money together to",p:31,x:60,y:615,w:425,h:16},
{t:"go back and visit my mother.  13 ½ thousand miles may as well",p:31,x:60,y:631,w:431,h:16},
{t:"have been the moon.  However, love prevailed and I was now on",p:31,x:60,y:647,w:431,h:16},
{t:"a one-way ticket to begin a new life in America.  I w as excited,",p:31,x:60,y:663,w:431,h:16},
{t:"scared, happ y, sad, hopeful, confident and doz",p:31,x:60,y:679,w:332,h:16},
{t:"ens of other",p:31,x:403,y:679,w:85,h:16},
{t:"emotions all mixed up together.  Happy and excited to begin a",p:31,x:60,y:695,w:430,h:16},
{t:"new life together in my husband’s country, but sad also at the",p:31,x:60,y:711,w:430,h:16},
{t:"realisation I would not be returning to m y own country.  Would",p:31,x:60,y:727,w:432,h:16},
{t:"my mother understand?  Would she forgive me?  Would I forgive",p:31,x:60,y:743,w:432,h:16},
{t:"me?  As I wrestled with my emotions I could not possibly have",p:31,x:60,y:759,w:432,h:16},
{t:"foreseen the obstacles which la y ahead of me.",p:31,x:60,y:775,w:318,h:16},
{t:"We landed at JFK Airport and moved as one wave through",p:31,x:90,y:791,w:401,h:16},
{t:"to Customs, my fiancé going in the Citizens Queue and myself in",p:31,x:60,y:807,w:431,h:16},
{t:"the Foreigners.  As I apprehensively awaited my turn, I suddenly",p:31,x:60,y:823,w:430,h:16},
{t:"froze upon seeing a guard with a gun.  I had nev er seen this",p:31,x:60,y:839,w:431,h:16},
{t:"before and suddenly couldn’t move until I was forcibly nudged",p:31,x:60,y:855,w:430,h:16},
{t:"in the back propelling me forward yet again, closer to the front",p:31,x:60,y:871,w:429,h:16},
{t:"of the queue.  Again those warnings about guns sprang to mind.",p:31,x:60,y:887,w:431,h:16},
{t:"Upon presenting my passport I was duly asked, how long I",p:31,x:60,y:903,w:423,h:16},
{t:"intended on sta",p:31,x:60,y:919,w:109,h:16},
{t:"ying in the United States.  With renewed",p:31,x:178,y:919,w:289,h:16},
{t:"excitement I declared, “indefinitely” as I had come here to marry",p:31,x:60,y:935,w:427,h:16},
{t:"the man I love and begin a new life here.  A t this point I was",p:31,x:60,y:951,w:432,h:16},
{t:"informed, in no uncertain terms, that I could not possibly do",p:31,x:60,y:967,w:425,h:16},
{t:"that as I had the wrong kind of visa.  Further discussion ensued",p:31,x:60,y:983,w:425,h:16},
{t:"as I tried to grasp the full meaning of this.  Before long, other",p:31,x:60,y:999,w:427,h:16},
{t:"officials were called out, and after length",p:31,x:60,y:1015,w:288,h:16},
{t:"y explanations, all",p:31,x:360,y:1015,w:126,h:16},
{t:"declared the same fate. It was not possible for me to sta y!   As",p:31,x:60,y:1031,w:431,h:16},
{t:"I began grasping the full reality of this, at least as much as I",p:31,x:60,y:1047,w:429,h:16},
{t:"was able, considering the shock I w as in, I felt like I’d been",p:31,x:60,y:1063,w:431,h:16},
{t:"knocked between the eyes.  This was soon replaced by sheer",p:31,x:60,y:1079,w:431,h:16},
{t:"panic as I realised I’d lost sight of m y fiancé.  I was pulled out of",p:31,x:60,y:1095,w:430,h:16},
{t:"line and escorted to a separate room to be questioned, alone.",p:31,x:60,y:1111,w:428,h:16},
{t:"My fiancé was not allowed to come in with me.  I must ha ve",p:31,x:60,y:1127,w:432,h:16},
{t:"been giving all the wrong answers as before long I w as being",p:31,x:60,y:1143,w:431,h:16},
{t:"accused of trying to enter the country illegally .  By now I’m",p:31,x:60,y:1159,w:430,h:16},
{t:"scared!  Why won’t they let me see my fiancé?  I was asked the",p:31,x:60,y:1175,w:432,h:16},
{t:"same questions over and over, each time more impatience and",p:31,x:60,y:1191,w:429,h:16},
{t:"frustration being conveyed by my accusers.  Why won’t they",p:31,x:60,y:1207,w:431,h:16},
{t:"believe me?  How could this be happening?  I’d nev er so much",p:31,x:60,y:1223,w:431,h:16},
{t:"as had a parking ticket before, now I’m being told that I’m in",p:31,x:512,y:630,w:427,h:16},
{t:"trouble with the United States Go vernment.  I knew this was",p:31,x:512,y:646,w:432,h:16},
{t:"serious.  I am being treated as someone who has brok en the",p:31,x:512,y:662,w:431,h:16},
{t:"law.  I had a visa stamped in my passport which said it didn’ t",p:31,x:512,y:678,w:432,h:16},
{t:"expire for another three years.  However, what I didn’t under-",p:31,x:512,y:694,w:432,h:16},
{t:"stand was that it was good only for passing through the United",p:31,x:512,y:710,w:427,h:16},
{t:"States with a ticket out.  I was told I must have known this.",p:31,x:512,y:726,w:431,h:16},
{t:"More questions.  Now I’m literally too scared to speak.  This",p:31,x:512,y:742,w:429,h:16},
{t:"frustrated my questioners even more.  After what seemed lik e a",p:31,x:512,y:758,w:432,h:16},
{t:"very long nightmare, and out of sheer exasper ation, my interro-",p:31,x:512,y:774,w:431,h:16},
{t:"gators finally allowed my fiancé to enter the room.  More ques-",p:31,x:512,y:790,w:428,h:16},
{t:"tions.  Soon we are told that if we really were intending on",p:31,x:512,y:806,w:423,h:16},
{t:"getting married as we’d claimed we were, that we must lea ve",p:31,x:512,y:822,w:432,h:16},
{t:"the country immediately and go to Canada or Mexico and apply",p:31,x:512,y:838,w:425,h:16},
{t:"for a fiance’s visa.  They could not tell us how long that would",p:31,x:512,y:854,w:426,h:16},
{t:"take.  We thought about this possibilit y until we pooled all of our",p:31,x:512,y:870,w:429,h:16},
{t:"financial resources and found that we only had a little o ver $6.00",p:31,x:512,y:886,w:432,h:16},
{t:"between us.  Needless to say, that option was immediately ruled",p:31,x:512,y:902,w:430,h:16},
{t:"out.  After more heated questioning and suspicion, it w as de-",p:31,x:512,y:918,w:432,h:16},
{t:"cided that the next option would be to deport me.  In m y igno-",p:31,x:512,y:934,w:431,h:16},
{t:"rance and fatigue I thought that would be a good idea.  P erhaps",p:31,x:512,y:950,w:432,h:16},
{t:"I could go and see my mother after all.  It was soon pointed out",p:31,x:512,y:966,w:430,h:16},
{t:"that I would not be deported to New Z ealand.  I would be de-",p:31,x:512,y:982,w:429,h:16},
{t:"ported to the last country I w as in, and on top of that, it w as",p:31,x:512,y:998,w:432,h:16},
{t:"also made abundantly clear that once deported it w as highly",p:31,x:512,y:1014,w:431,h:16},
{t:"unlikely that I would be allowed to come back into the country",p:31,x:512,y:1030,w:422,h:16},
{t:".",p:31,x:940,y:1030,w:4,h:16},
{t:"Again, a dead-end.  Another option ruled out.  How could this be",p:31,x:512,y:1046,w:425,h:16},
{t:"happening to us?  We’re in love.  I may not have had any mate-",p:31,x:512,y:1062,w:431,h:16},
{t:"rial possessions, all I had were a few dollars and ev erything I",p:31,x:512,y:1078,w:431,h:16},
{t:"owned was in one suitcase, half of which w as taken up by a",p:31,x:512,y:1094,w:432,h:16},
{t:"used, handmade wedding gown.  But I didn’t care.  I had dreams!",p:31,x:512,y:1110,w:431,h:16},
{t:"Surely these Government Officials would eventually see reason.",p:31,x:512,y:1126,w:430,h:16},
{t:"Why were they treating me like a criminal?  My only crime as far",p:31,x:512,y:1142,w:428,h:16},
{t:"as I was concerned was falling in love with an American. How-",p:31,x:512,y:1158,w:432,h:16},
{t:"ever, the gravity of the situation slowly began to sink in as I felt",p:31,x:512,y:1174,w:426,h:16},
{t:"completely engulfed and overwhelmed by the sheer magnitude",p:31,x:512,y:1190,w:430,h:16},
{t:"of the problem and feeling powerless to change the situation.",p:31,x:512,y:1206,w:416,h:16},
{t:"www.nathancombs.com",p:31,x:542,y:604,w:137,h:13},
{t:"continued on page 54",p:31,x:812,y:1228,w:129,h:13},
{t:" Skyline Magazine",p:32,x:60,y:1257,w:130,h:16},
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{t:"Johnnie Oakes is an author and poet from Bilo xi, Mississippi.",p:32,x:512,y:1031,w:430,h:16},
{t:"Johnnie is also the lead singer of the rock and gospel group",p:32,x:512,y:1046,w:425,h:16},
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{t:"invited for frequent interviews and readings of her poignant,",p:32,x:512,y:1151,w:425,h:16},
{t:"romantic, and at times melancholy v erse. Despite her hectic",p:32,x:512,y:1166,w:429,h:16},
{t:"press schedule, Johnnie finds time to devote to her book of",p:32,x:512,y:1181,w:421,h:16},
{t:"poetry and children’s book, both in progress.  Johnnie created a",p:32,x:512,y:1196,w:427,h:16},
{t:"spiritual web site that she has been maintaining for o ver 6 years.",p:32,x:512,y:1211,w:432,h:16},
{t:"www.johnnieoakes.com",p:32,x:512,y:1226,w:159,h:16},
{t:"If every day seems cloudy, and you feel heartache and pain,",p:32,x:519,y:169,w:414,h:16},
{t:"You search for the sun, but find only the r ain,",p:32,x:571,y:185,w:314,h:16},
{t:"You are searching for a rainbow, but only darkness find,",p:32,x:535,y:201,w:384,h:16},
{t:"There seems no way out, you cannot find peace of mind.",p:32,x:532,y:217,w:389,h:16},
{t:"Your world is spinning wildly out of control,",p:32,x:580,y:233,w:292,h:16},
{t:"The pain seems to extend to the depth of y our soul.",p:32,x:549,y:249,w:357,h:16},
{t:"Look beyond the pain to remove any doubt,",p:32,x:577,y:265,w:301,h:16},
{t:"For in this world of wonders,",p:32,x:630,y:281,w:194,h:16},
{t:"There’s a place where all things work out.",p:32,x:584,y:297,w:283,h:16},
{t:"Take a look deep inside your heart,",p:32,x:607,y:313,w:241,h:16},
{t:"For this is where you will make a fresh start.",p:32,x:574,y:329,w:306,h:16},
{t:"You will find the innocence of a child at pla y,",p:32,x:575,y:345,w:305,h:16},
{t:"The child you thought you had lost along the way.",p:32,x:556,y:361,w:343,h:16},
{t:"This child has stored the memory of climbing huge trees,",p:32,x:531,y:377,w:387,h:16},
{t:"The salty air sent by the ocean breeze.",p:32,x:594,y:393,w:268,h:16},
{t:"The taste of cotton candy at the country fair ,",p:32,x:574,y:409,w:308,h:16},
{t:"Playing hide-and-go-seek in the cool crisp air.",p:32,x:571,y:425,w:314,h:16},
{t:"Remembering the touch of a motherly embr ace,",p:32,x:563,y:441,w:330,h:16},
{t:"As she pulls you close and kisses your face.",p:32,x:577,y:457,w:300,h:16},
{t:"Remembering the beauty of days gone by,",p:32,x:582,y:473,w:292,h:16},
{t:"As you allow these memories you can touch the sky.",p:32,x:548,y:489,w:361,h:16},
{t:"Life is an adventure, full of ups and downs,",p:32,x:579,y:505,w:294,h:16},
{t:"Hold tightly to this one you have,",p:32,x:613,y:521,w:229,h:16},
{t:" there is no second time around.",p:32,x:616,y:537,w:221,h:16},
{t:"Second Time Around",p:32,x:659,y:104,w:138,h:24},
{t:"For My Mom, Dimple Hill",p:32,x:651,y:134,w:153,h:23},
{t:"I am sitting here on the river bank just watching the fish swim",p:32,x:512,y:621,w:429,h:16},
{t:"by— waiting, just passing the time a way, waiting for you to",p:32,x:524,y:637,w:408,h:16},
{t:"come share it with me, hoping you would come soon.",p:32,x:544,y:653,w:366,h:16},
{t:"Now that you are here come sit for a while.",p:32,x:578,y:669,w:296,h:16},
{t:"So peaceful here by this river, I don’t want to leave. Here we",p:32,x:518,y:685,w:420,h:16},
{t:"can get away from the problems of this world—not a care at",p:32,x:520,y:701,w:410,h:16},
{t:"all. I would like to build me a cabin right over there,",p:32,x:548,y:717,w:359,h:16},
{t:"next to the bend in the river.",p:32,x:629,y:733,w:198,h:16},
{t:"Over there a small waterfall that helps feed the riv er, listen to",p:32,x:515,y:749,w:425,h:16},
{t:"the sound of the water falling, so soothing.",p:32,x:580,y:765,w:293,h:16},
{t:"Can you hear it? It is beautiful here.",p:32,x:603,y:781,w:249,h:16},
{t:"Over there a tall Oak tree......",p:32,x:625,y:797,w:203,h:16},
{t:"can you hear the baby chicks chirping? ",p:32,x:591,y:813,w:272,h:16},
{t:"So many wonderful things to see here. I lo ve it here,",p:32,x:545,y:829,w:365,h:16},
{t:"it takes you back to a place; life was so much simple then.",p:32,x:526,y:845,w:402,h:16},
{t:"Not a worryin the world.",p:32,x:644,y:861,w:166,h:16},
{t:"Oh look! see that opossum with her babies on her back?",p:32,x:534,y:877,w:382,h:16},
{t:"Behold the beauty.... a squirrel climbing the trees, deer",p:32,x:537,y:893,w:378,h:16},
{t:"prancing through the woods look right through there, see?",p:32,x:526,y:909,w:398,h:16},
{t:" Oh look at the sweet little fawn with her.",p:32,x:586,y:925,w:284,h:16},
{t:"Life —where did it go—where is it going??",p:32,x:584,y:941,w:286,h:16},
{t:"Let ’s agree to never let go of this day.",p:32,x:597,y:957,w:263,h:16},
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{t:"33",p:33,x:490,y:1259,w:20,h:16},
{t:"“That ’s it,” Alex huffed, as he threw his legs o ver the side of the",p:33,x:60,y:154,w:430,h:16},
{t:"bed, “I can’t take this anymore.  Let ’s go sleep in the living",p:33,x:60,y:171,w:429,h:16},
{t:"room.”",p:33,x:60,y:187,w:45,h:16},
{t:"“Really?” Cara asked.  She couldn’t believe that Alex would",p:33,x:90,y:203,w:400,h:16},
{t:"agree to something so out of the ordinary .  She had suggested",p:33,x:60,y:219,w:430,h:16},
{t:"the idea when they had first gone to bed.",p:33,x:60,y:235,w:281,h:16},
{t:"“The AC just isn’t cutting it in here,” he said standing up. ",p:33,x:90,y:251,w:403,h:16},
{t:"His sky-blue boxers were slightly twisted.  His heavy stomach",p:33,x:60,y:268,w:431,h:16},
{t:"was pushing down on the waistband. ",p:33,x:60,y:284,w:258,h:16},
{t:"Normally, their large air conditioner was more than adequate",p:33,x:90,y:300,w:401,h:16},
{t:"to cool the whole apartment, including the bedroom.  But now,",p:33,x:60,y:316,w:432,h:16},
{t:"with the heat wave entering its sixth day, it was no longer suffi-",p:33,x:60,y:332,w:430,h:16},
{t:"cient.  At first, the hotter-than-normal temperatures were a nov-",p:33,x:60,y:348,w:432,h:16},
{t:"elty—a good topic of conversation.  But now it was beginning to",p:33,x:60,y:365,w:430,h:16},
{t:"push people to their limits.  It was oppressive.",p:33,x:60,y:381,w:320,h:16},
{t:"“Al, it might be kind of fun,” Cara said following her hus-",p:33,x:90,y:397,w:399,h:16},
{t:"band from the bedroom.  She went to the hall closet.",p:33,x:60,y:413,w:363,h:16},
{t:"He didn’t say anything.  Cara watched him from the corner",p:33,x:90,y:429,w:399,h:16},
{t:"of her eye as she dug through stacks of linens, searching for an",p:33,x:60,y:445,w:426,h:16},
{t:"extra sheet and a blanket to spread out on the floor.",p:33,x:60,y:462,w:361,h:16},
{t:"He walked to the kitchen to get a drink of w ater. ",p:33,x:90,y:478,w:338,h:16},
{t:"“I’ll try to make this as comfortable as possible, Al, ” Cara",p:33,x:90,y:494,w:402,h:16},
{t:"said as she laid out the blanket and sheet in bed form on the",p:33,x:60,y:510,w:429,h:16},
{t:"brown carpeting of the living room.  She had pushed the coffee",p:33,x:60,y:526,w:425,h:16},
{t:"table far to the side.  “You get grumpy when you can’t sleep. ”",p:33,x:60,y:542,w:425,h:16},
{t:"“I don’t get grumpy,” he said as he walked past her, re-entering",p:33,x:60,y:559,w:431,h:16},
{t:"their bedroom. He emerged a moment later carrying the blan-",p:33,x:60,y:575,w:425,h:16},
{t:"ket from their bed.",p:33,x:60,y:591,w:128,h:16},
{t:"“Al,” she said in an exasperated tone.  “I don’t want the",p:33,x:90,y:607,w:401,h:16},
{t:"blanket from the bed on the floor.  That ’s why I got this one out",p:33,x:60,y:623,w:430,h:16},
{t:"of the closet,” she said motioning to the incredibly thin bed that",p:33,x:60,y:639,w:426,h:16},
{t:"she had created on the floor in a matter of minutes.",p:33,x:60,y:656,w:353,h:16},
{t:"“It’s not going on the floor, Cara. ”",p:33,x:90,y:672,w:232,h:16},
{t:"He pulled a chair out from the their small dining room and",p:33,x:90,y:688,w:396,h:16},
{t:"brought it to the open entryway to the living room.  He stood up",p:33,x:60,y:704,w:431,h:16},
{t:"on the chair.",p:33,x:60,y:720,w:85,h:16},
{t:"“Careful,” Cara said.",p:33,x:90,y:736,w:138,h:16},
{t:"He ignored her.  He stretched and tucked the end of the",p:33,x:90,y:752,w:400,h:16},
{t:"blanket behind a large nearby bookshelf.  Still standing on the",p:33,x:60,y:768,w:429,h:16},
{t:"chair, he strained as he pushed the shelf closer to the w",p:33,x:60,y:784,w:403,h:16},
{t:"all,",p:33,x:471,y:784,w:20,h:16},
{t:"pinning the blanket behind it.",p:33,x:60,y:801,w:200,h:16},
{t:"Cara could see his near",p:33,x:90,y:817,w:167,h:16},
{t:"-lame muscles twitching in an",p:33,x:268,y:817,w:210,h:16},
{t:"unhealth y way as he struggled with the bookcase. ",p:33,x:60,y:833,w:366,h:16},
{t:" A few",p:33,x:443,y:833,w:46,h:16},
{t:"knickknacks wobbled then tipped.",p:33,x:60,y:849,w:229,h:16},
{t:"“Careful,” she repeated more sternly.  She was intrigued. ",p:33,x:90,y:865,w:402,h:16},
{t:"She didn’t expect this at all when she cr awled into the hot bed",p:33,x:60,y:881,w:430,h:16},
{t:"hours earlier.",p:33,x:60,y:898,w:90,h:16},
{t:"Once satisfied that the blanket was secure, he got down",p:33,x:90,y:914,w:400,h:16},
{t:"and walked to the other side of the opening to the living room. ",p:33,x:60,y:930,w:426,h:16},
{t:"After crossing the threshold of the living room, he stack ed three",p:33,x:60,y:946,w:431,h:16},
{t:"chairs on top of each other.  They reached high, almost to the",p:33,x:60,y:962,w:428,h:16},
{t:"ceiling.",p:33,x:60,y:978,w:47,h:16},
{t:"“You have to go to the bathroom?” he ask ed, holding the",p:33,x:90,y:995,w:400,h:16},
{t:"other end of the blanket.",p:33,x:60,y:1011,w:171,h:16},
{t:"Cara shook her head no.  Her eyes were wide. ",p:33,x:90,y:1027,w:323,h:16},
{t:"Standing on his toes, Alex tossed the blank et over the top chair",p:33,x:60,y:1043,w:430,h:16},
{t:"on the stack. The blanket caught and stayed.",p:33,x:60,y:1059,w:310,h:16},
{t:"“Now it will get nice and cold in here, ” Alex said.",p:33,x:90,y:1075,w:332,h:16},
{t:"“You’re nuts,” Cara said laughing.  She walked over to the",p:33,x:90,y:1092,w:401,h:16},
{t:"AC and squatted in front of it.  She opened her mouth and let",p:33,x:60,y:1108,w:429,h:16},
{t:"the frosty air blow in.  The cold made her fillings hurt, but she",p:33,x:60,y:1124,w:428,h:16},
{t:"liked it.",p:33,x:60,y:1140,w:50,h:16},
{t:"Alex was already on the floor, on top of the makeshift bed. ",p:33,x:90,y:1156,w:401,h:16},
{t:"Cara admired the blockade he had made to keep the coolness",p:33,x:90,y:1172,w:402,h:16},
{t:"in.  “Do you think that",p:33,x:60,y:1189,w:152,h:16},
{t:"’s necessary?” she said motioning to the",p:33,x:214,y:1189,w:273,h:16},
{t:"wall of blankets.",p:33,x:60,y:1205,w:111,h:16},
{t:"“I can’t take this heat anymore,” he replied.",p:33,x:90,y:1221,w:301,h:16},
{t:"She lay down next to him.  He was already on his side with",p:33,x:542,y:882,w:399,h:16},
{t:"his eyes closed. “Al?”",p:33,x:512,y:898,w:145,h:16},
{t:"“Yeah.”",p:33,x:542,y:914,w:48,h:16},
{t:" “Want to hear something?”  She said.  Then, without waiting",p:33,x:542,y:930,w:402,h:16},
{t:"for an answer, “this reminds me of when I w as a kid.  My friends",p:33,x:512,y:947,w:431,h:16},
{t:"and I would wait until my parents were asleep, then we’d tear",p:33,x:512,y:963,w:430,h:16},
{t:"the place apart.  Get out pillows and blankets and use the couch",p:33,x:512,y:979,w:430,h:16},
{t:"to make big tents.“ ",p:33,x:512,y:995,w:136,h:16},
{t:"Alex didn’t say anything.",p:33,x:542,y:1011,w:169,h:16},
{t:" “It was fun.”",p:33,x:542,y:1027,w:90,h:16},
{t:"They laid, quiet for a moment, listening to the hum of the",p:33,x:542,y:1044,w:396,h:16},
{t:"air conditioner.",p:33,x:512,y:1060,w:101,h:16},
{t:"“One time, when I was a kid,” Alex said, “my cousin slept",p:33,x:542,y:1076,w:401,h:16},
{t:"over. ”",p:33,x:512,y:1092,w:38,h:16},
{t:"“Yeah?” Cara said sitting up on one elbow .",p:33,x:542,y:1108,w:291,h:16},
{t:"“Yeah.  We did the same exact thing.  The same thing that",p:33,x:542,y:1124,w:400,h:16},
{t:"you did.”",p:33,x:512,y:1141,w:60,h:16},
{t:"“Really?” She smiled. ",p:33,x:542,y:1157,w:150,h:16},
{t:"“We got out all of these big king-siz e blankets… ”",p:33,x:542,y:1173,w:332,h:16},
{t:"“Your parents had a king-size bed?” she asked.",p:33,x:542,y:1189,w:325,h:16},
{t:"“I guess.  They might have been queen-size. I’m not sure,",p:33,x:542,y:1205,w:400,h:16},
{t:"but they were big. Anyway, we took them out and pushed all of",p:33,x:512,y:1221,w:428,h:16},
{t:"Nice And Cold",p:33,x:125,y:62,w:305,h:54},
{t:"Thomas Gada",p:33,x:231,y:118,w:89,h:24},
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{t:" Skyline Magazine",p:34,x:60,y:1257,w:130,h:16},
{t:"                             May June 2004",p:34,x:660,y:1257,w:258,h:16},
{t:"34",p:34,x:493,y:1259,w:20,h:16},
{t:"the furniture toward the center of the room.  We made a giant",p:34,x:60,y:60,w:431,h:16},
{t:"tent and slept in it all night.  My mother had a fit when she sa w",p:34,x:60,y:77,w:432,h:16},
{t:"the mess in the morning. ”",p:34,x:60,y:93,w:178,h:16},
{t:"“You never told me that,” she said chuckling. ",p:34,x:90,y:109,w:311,h:16},
{t:"“I think I did a while ago, maybe. You might have forgotten.”",p:34,x:90,y:125,w:402,h:16},
{t:"“Maybe,” she said rolling onto her back. ",p:34,x:90,y:141,w:275,h:16},
{t:"They were quiet for a moment as they la y on the floor.  The",p:34,x:90,y:157,w:402,h:16},
{t:"air conditioner worked diligently.",p:34,x:60,y:174,w:224,h:16},
{t:"“Feel it?” Alex asked.  “Feel how the barricade is keeping in",p:34,x:90,y:190,w:401,h:16},
{t:"the cold?  It’s gonna be nice and cold in here before y ou know",p:34,x:60,y:206,w:431,h:16},
{t:"it. ”",p:34,x:60,y:222,w:18,h:16},
{t:"“I feel it,” Cara answered.  “Want to hear something funn y?”",p:34,x:90,y:238,w:402,h:16},
{t:"She asked him. ",p:34,x:60,y:254,w:110,h:16},
{t:"She could see his head turn toward her in the dim light,",p:34,x:90,y:271,w:399,h:16},
{t:"wanting a response, but she was a little scared to say it.",p:34,x:60,y:287,w:389,h:16},
{t:"“What?” he finally asked.",p:34,x:90,y:303,w:172,h:16},
{t:"“I’m not even tired anymore,” Cara told him.",p:34,x:90,y:319,w:307,h:16},
{t:"Alex thought about it for a minute.  He was rubbing his feet",p:34,x:90,y:335,w:400,h:16},
{t:"together like he did every night when they get in bed.  “You",p:34,x:60,y:351,w:432,h:16},
{t:"know what,” he said laughing.  “I’m not tired anymore either. ” ",p:34,x:60,y:368,w:432,h:16},
{t:"They laid on their backs looking at the dark ceiling laughing;",p:34,x:90,y:384,w:395,h:16},
{t:"the wall of blankets enclosing them.",p:34,x:60,y:400,w:245,h:16},
{t:"“We’re like a couple of kids, Al,” Cara said.  “Camping out in",p:34,x:90,y:416,w:400,h:16},
{t:"the living room during a sleepo ver. ” ",p:34,x:60,y:432,w:250,h:16},
{t:"“In our forties and camping in the living room—who would",p:34,x:90,y:448,w:396,h:16},
{t:"have thought it?”",p:34,x:60,y:465,w:116,h:16},
{t:"Cara looked at Alex through the inky darkness.  He was",p:34,x:90,y:481,w:402,h:16},
{t:"balding, and he had gained quite a bit of weight, but she could",p:34,x:60,y:497,w:425,h:16},
{t:"still see the ghost image of what he had look ed like when they",p:34,x:60,y:513,w:431,h:16},
{t:"had met over 20 years ago.  That was when he was trim and",p:34,x:60,y:529,w:431,h:16},
{t:"smooth and young.  She wondered what he thought of what she",p:34,x:60,y:545,w:427,h:16},
{t:"had become.",p:34,x:60,y:562,w:87,h:16},
{t:"“Al, she said, turning to him and putting her hand on the",p:34,x:90,y:578,w:396,h:16},
{t:"waistband of his boxers, “let ’s fool around.”  Her fingers slid just",p:34,x:60,y:594,w:430,h:16},
{t:"beneath the elastic.  She could sense him tense instantly.  He",p:34,x:60,y:610,w:432,h:16},
{t:"didn’t move for a moment.",p:34,x:60,y:626,w:182,h:16},
{t:"“Cara,” he said rolling over, “Cara, it ’s too late.”",p:34,x:90,y:642,w:327,h:16},
{t:"“You just said that you weren’t tired.”",p:34,x:90,y:658,w:258,h:16},
{t:"“Well, it ’s late and I’d like to get tired.”",p:34,x:90,y:674,w:268,h:16},
{t:"“Sorry, ” she said, but he didn’ t reply.  “It ’s just that we",p:34,x:90,y:690,w:400,h:16},
{t:"never… ” She knew not to finish.  She tried to run her fingers",p:34,x:60,y:706,w:431,h:16},
{t:"down his back, but he shrugged away. ",p:34,x:60,y:722,w:269,h:16},
{t:"After a while, she asked “Did you ever do anything like that",p:34,x:90,y:738,w:401,h:16},
{t:"again when you were little?”",p:34,x:60,y:754,w:194,h:16},
{t:"“Huh?”",p:34,x:90,y:770,w:46,h:16},
{t:"“With the blankets in the living room?”",p:34,x:90,y:786,w:263,h:16},
{t:"“No, Cara.  Not really. ”",p:34,x:90,y:802,w:155,h:16},
{t:"“That was a funny story. ”  She stared at his thick back, split",p:34,x:90,y:818,w:398,h:16},
{t:"in half by the deep valley that was his spine.  “Al, how about I",p:34,x:60,y:834,w:430,h:16},
{t:"go make us some drinks?”",p:34,x:60,y:850,w:180,h:16},
{t:"“Drinks?” he asked incredulously.  “You’ll let all of the cold",p:34,x:90,y:866,w:399,h:16},
{t:"air out.”",p:34,x:60,y:882,w:54,h:16},
{t:"“No, I’ll be quick.  That’ll be fun.  We’ll have a couple of",p:34,x:90,y:898,w:401,h:16},
{t:"mixed drinks, like we used to .  I mean, why not?  No work",p:34,x:60,y:914,w:430,h:16},
{t:"tomorrow.  It’ll be fun.”",p:34,x:60,y:930,w:161,h:16},
{t:"“Cara…”",p:34,x:90,y:946,w:53,h:16},
{t:"“Yes, Al?”",p:34,x:90,y:962,w:64,h:16},
{t:"“I know what you’re trying to do.  Let ’s just go to sleep. ”",p:34,x:90,y:978,w:392,h:16},
{t:"A few moments later, Cara could hear Alex breathing deeply.",p:34,x:90,y:994,w:402,h:16},
{t:"The weak morning sunlight squeezed through the vertical blinds,",p:34,x:60,y:1021,w:431,h:16},
{t:"painting the room pale gray. ",p:34,x:60,y:1037,w:200,h:16},
{t:"Cara hadn’t slept at all.  She looked at Alex’ s sleeping,",p:34,x:90,y:1053,w:399,h:16},
{t:"relaxed face.  She saw it, but had trouble piecing the various",p:34,x:60,y:1069,w:431,h:16},
{t:"parts together to make it whole.  He looked like a stranger next",p:34,x:60,y:1085,w:432,h:16},
{t:"to her. ",p:34,x:60,y:1101,w:49,h:16},
{t:"She thought about getting up and closing the blinds, but",p:34,x:90,y:1117,w:396,h:16},
{t:"she didn’t bother.",p:34,x:60,y:1133,w:120,h:16},
{t:"Morning had come.                 ",p:34,x:90,y:1149,w:214,h:16},
{t:"Thomas Gada graduated from the William Paterson University",p:34,x:60,y:1178,w:432,h:16},
{t:"of New Jersey in 2000 with a major in English and a minor in",p:34,x:60,y:1195,w:425,h:16},
{t:"Studio Art. Now working in the professional world, he manages",p:34,x:60,y:1212,w:425,h:16},
{t:"to find a few moments every day to work on his writing.",p:34,x:60,y:1228,w:385,h:16},
{t:"Robert Edward Levin",p:34,x:599,y:83,w:257,h:22},
{t:"Rasping Shadows and Melancholy Winds",p:34,x:601,y:144,w:251,h:22},
{t:"She lives between the lines",p:34,x:565,y:212,w:185,h:16},
{t:"of paltry truths and destitute lies,",p:34,x:565,y:230,w:227,h:16},
{t:"across the street from the penn y arcade",p:34,x:565,y:248,w:276,h:16},
{t:"where she deposits her dreams,",p:34,x:565,y:267,w:217,h:16},
{t:"and the liquor store",p:34,x:565,y:285,w:133,h:16},
{t:"where she swallows their return. ",p:34,x:565,y:303,w:228,h:16},
{t:"Dust clouds the hitch in her stride,",p:34,x:565,y:340,w:234,h:16},
{t:"pain colors the glint in her ey es,",p:34,x:565,y:358,w:222,h:16},
{t:"and when she stands,",p:34,x:565,y:377,w:147,h:16},
{t:"be it face to the sun",p:34,x:565,y:395,w:136,h:16},
{t:"or in the residue of midnight",p:34,x:565,y:413,w:193,h:16},
{t:"’s strain,",p:34,x:762,y:413,w:58,h:16},
{t:"her skin hangs like the hem of a ratty dress.",p:34,x:565,y:432,w:305,h:16},
{t:"I last saw her yesterday morning,",p:34,x:565,y:468,w:232,h:16},
{t:"in the company of strangers, she was",p:34,x:565,y:487,w:258,h:16},
{t:"asking directions, accepting none,",p:34,x:565,y:505,w:230,h:16},
{t:"ranting verse in vagabond tongues,",p:34,x:565,y:523,w:242,h:16},
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{t:"hither cries the soul",p:34,x:565,y:578,w:134,h:16},
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{t:"I wanted to touch her, to speak,",p:34,x:565,y:652,w:219,h:16},
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{t:"apertures of melancholy air;",p:34,x:565,y:780,w:192,h:16},
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{t:" Skyline Magazine",p:36,x:60,y:1257,w:130,h:16},
{t:"                             May June 2004",p:36,x:660,y:1257,w:258,h:16},
{t:"36",p:36,x:493,y:1259,w:20,h:16},
{t:"Robert Reidy",p:36,x:675,y:66,w:105,h:22},
{t:"Toni Odell: I’m 16 years old, living the Poughkeepsie area. ",p:36,x:60,y:621,w:433,h:16},
{t:"I’ve been a dedicated poet for almost three y ears now and as",p:36,x:60,y:637,w:430,h:16},
{t:"time progresses, my maturity and open mind to poetry increases. ",p:36,x:60,y:653,w:433,h:16},
{t:"I’ve been a patron of pathetic.org, a poetry communit y online,",p:36,x:60,y:669,w:431,h:16},
{t:"for two years.  I’m hoping to expand myself to publications and",p:36,x:60,y:685,w:429,h:16},
{t:"try to make an impression at a young age.",p:36,x:60,y:701,w:293,h:16},
{t:"Hope This Reaches You...",p:36,x:192,y:116,w:166,h:24},
{t:"Emblems of preceding life",p:36,x:107,y:172,w:175,h:16},
{t:"Are true oppressions.",p:36,x:107,y:188,w:145,h:16},
{t:"The will to advance billows like the clouds of opium",p:36,x:107,y:204,w:350,h:16},
{t:"Hallucinogens indeed.",p:36,x:107,y:220,w:147,h:16},
{t:"Reflecting mirror into a sect",p:36,x:107,y:236,w:189,h:16},
{t:"’s journey,",p:36,x:300,y:236,w:71,h:16},
{t:"Vast yet discreet.",p:36,x:107,y:252,w:118,h:16},
{t:"Blissful masochists can finally inhale",p:36,x:107,y:284,w:245,h:16},
{t:"The cool summer rain.",p:36,x:107,y:300,w:154,h:16},
{t:"In the time allotted, a dry spell occurs.",p:36,x:107,y:316,w:264,h:16},
{t:"Call upon the spirits",p:36,x:107,y:332,w:135,h:16},
{t:"Be answered by the lifeless.",p:36,x:107,y:348,w:190,h:16},
{t:"The awesome power of decency",p:36,x:107,y:364,w:217,h:16},
{t:"Coils in bleak shame.",p:36,x:107,y:380,w:143,h:16},
{t:"Moonlit blankets wrap around",p:36,x:107,y:412,w:202,h:16},
{t:"Cold, bitter virgin shores.",p:36,x:107,y:428,w:172,h:16},
{t:"Clouds laced with razors",p:36,x:107,y:444,w:167,h:16},
{t:"Penetrate the beams.",p:36,x:107,y:460,w:145,h:16},
{t:"Eyes open to this sudden revelation",p:36,x:107,y:476,w:245,h:16},
{t:"Finally some recognition...",p:36,x:107,y:492,w:178,h:16},
{t:"This all races and spins into confusing",p:36,x:107,y:524,w:257,h:16},
{t:"Sentences and terms in my handwriting",p:36,x:107,y:540,w:272,h:16},
{t:"On ripped out notebook sheets.",p:36,x:107,y:556,w:214,h:16},
{t:"An unknown address can be a crucial factor .",p:36,x:107,y:588,w:303,h:16},
{t:"Toni Odell",p:36,x:234,y:67,w:83,h:22},
{t:"“My New Friend”",p:36,x:214,y:1208,w:122,h:16},
{t:"©Ginnie E L Fenton (model Janelle Streed)",p:36,x:133,y:1228,w:280,h:14},
{t:"Robert Reidy:  As an artist I am all about connection.  I am",p:36,x:518,y:770,w:421,h:16},
{t:"primarily known in the Hudson Valley area of New York for my",p:36,x:518,y:786,w:426,h:16},
{t:"watercolors and fine art.  I am represented b y Skybox Gallery",p:36,x:518,y:802,w:425,h:16},
{t:"of Kingston, NY, and have also been featured there as a poet on",p:36,x:518,y:818,w:422,h:16},
{t:"occasion.  I feel we are in constant need of the reminder to",p:36,x:518,y:834,w:420,h:16},
{t:"connect, for we are first spiritual beings and we are here to",p:36,x:518,y:850,w:420,h:16},
{t:"assist one another on the journey through time.  Ma y we con-",p:36,x:518,y:866,w:426,h:16},
{t:"nect through art and poetry.",p:36,x:518,y:882,w:195,h:16},
{t:"Subway Connection NYC",p:36,x:647,y:120,w:162,h:24},
{t:"Jostled shoulders ricochet",p:36,x:610,y:174,w:174,h:16},
{t:"New Yorkers",p:36,x:610,y:190,w:84,h:16},
{t:"Do the shuttle shuffle",p:36,x:610,y:206,w:146,h:16},
{t:"And sit on plastic seats already w armed",p:36,x:610,y:222,w:274,h:16},
{t:"Same destination",p:36,x:610,y:254,w:117,h:16},
{t:"Penn Station",p:36,x:610,y:270,w:85,h:16},
{t:"Gently rocking",p:36,x:610,y:302,w:98,h:16},
{t:"We stare",p:36,x:610,y:318,w:59,h:16},
{t:"With Zen - like perceptions",p:36,x:610,y:334,w:184,h:16},
{t:"Into one another",p:36,x:610,y:350,w:114,h:16},
{t:"’s eyes",p:36,x:726,y:350,w:46,h:16},
{t:"Intimate strangers",p:36,x:610,y:366,w:127,h:16},
{t:"And wonder",p:36,x:610,y:382,w:80,h:16},
{t:"What would it be like?",p:36,x:610,y:398,w:152,h:16},
{t:"To know you",p:36,x:610,y:414,w:86,h:16},
{t:"Sunset Throught The Trees/Winter",p:36,x:615,y:482,w:226,h:24},
{t:"Strong dark oaks",p:36,x:611,y:540,w:116,h:16},
{t:"Sugar coated with snow",p:36,x:611,y:556,w:162,h:16},
{t:"Silhouetted by swathes of blue-gray clouds",p:36,x:611,y:572,w:295,h:16},
{t:"Sky illuminated pink",p:36,x:611,y:588,w:137,h:16},
{t:"And shimmering gold",p:36,x:611,y:604,w:143,h:16},
{t:"A hint of warmth to come",p:36,x:611,y:620,w:174,h:16},
{t:"The wind blew its breath",p:36,x:611,y:652,w:166,h:16},
{t:"Dropping the snow diagonal",p:36,x:611,y:668,w:189,h:16},
{t:"As an owl hooted in the distance",p:36,x:611,y:684,w:220,h:16},
{t:"Chiding me for trying to understand",p:36,x:611,y:700,w:243,h:16},
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{t:"37",p:37,x:490,y:1259,w:20,h:16},
{t:"Victoria: Anne Macpherson, you are of the Macpherson Clan,",p:37,x:60,y:145,w:429,h:16},
{t:"correct?",p:37,x:60,y:162,w:53,h:16},
{t:"Anne:  No, I am actually a member of Clan Munro .  My hus-",p:37,x:60,y:178,w:431,h:16},
{t:"band, John Charles Macpherson, is the reason that I got into the",p:37,x:60,y:195,w:425,h:16},
{t:"Mac phase of my life. Did you know that Mc and Mac both mean,",p:37,x:60,y:212,w:428,h:16},
{t:"“son of. ” Many people think that Mac is Scottish and Mc is Irish.",p:37,x:60,y:228,w:426,h:16},
{t:"In fact many Scots originated in Ireland.  I am the founder of",p:37,x:60,y:245,w:426,h:16},
{t:"Celebration of Celts.  I lost my late husband, Robert O’Connor,",p:37,x:60,y:262,w:432,h:16},
{t:"to a brain tumor, and I wanted to do something to raise aware-",p:37,x:60,y:278,w:432,h:16},
{t:"ness of this deadly killer and let people know , that if caught",p:37,x:60,y:295,w:430,h:16},
{t:"early enough primary tumors are not fatal.  My current hus-",p:37,x:60,y:312,w:425,h:16},
{t:"band, John, is a member of the Schenectady Pipe Band Associa-",p:37,x:60,y:328,w:425,h:16},
{t:"tion and so I asked them if they would do a benefit concert.",p:37,x:60,y:345,w:427,h:16},
{t:"They said yes; we raised $9,000. The event was so successful",p:37,x:60,y:362,w:430,h:16},
{t:"that Columbia County asked if we could do another Celebr ation",p:37,x:60,y:378,w:432,h:16},
{t:"of Celts last year.  We expanded and did several events all over",p:37,x:60,y:395,w:432,h:16},
{t:"the county.",p:37,x:60,y:412,w:76,h:16},
{t:"Victoria: Anne, Skyline will be joining the Celebr ation on May",p:37,x:60,y:445,w:432,h:16},
{t:"8th.  I am so excited to have the opportunity to meet you and",p:37,x:60,y:462,w:431,h:16},
{t:"experience the festivities.  This is an enormous ev ent, with ap-",p:37,x:60,y:478,w:431,h:16},
{t:"proximately 10,000 people expected to attend, correct?  Can",p:37,x:60,y:495,w:425,h:16},
{t:"you tell us briefly about the Celebr ation of the Celts?",p:37,x:60,y:512,w:362,h:16},
{t:"Anne: Being a small thinker I decided that the next obvious",p:37,x:60,y:528,w:428,h:16},
{t:"step was to hold a Pan-Celtic event with lots of music, dancing,",p:37,x:60,y:545,w:428,h:16},
{t:"heavy athletic demonstrations (you know those guys who wear",p:37,x:60,y:562,w:429,h:16},
{t:"kilts and throw telephone poles), horses, we are ha ving a Dublin",p:37,x:60,y:578,w:431,h:16},
{t:"Horse Fair and Horse Show and dogs; we’re going to ha ve a",p:37,x:60,y:595,w:432,h:16},
{t:"best-dressed dog contest.  There will of course be lots of pipe",p:37,x:60,y:612,w:425,h:16},
{t:"band and a Parade of the Celts.  The only place to ha ve an event",p:37,x:60,y:628,w:432,h:16},
{t:"this large is the Columbia Count y Fair grounds and I decided",p:37,x:60,y:645,w:429,h:16},
{t:"that I would go after the best talent I could find.  So I just",p:37,x:60,y:662,w:425,h:16},
{t:"searched the Internet and contacted bands such as Black 47 via",p:37,x:60,y:678,w:425,h:16},
{t:"email. They responded and now we ha ve over 12 acts and so",p:37,x:60,y:695,w:430,h:16},
{t:"much music that we are having two concerts; one at 1 PM and",p:37,x:60,y:712,w:428,h:16},
{t:"one at 7 PM…I guess I am ready to rock the Celtic W orld.",p:37,x:60,y:728,w:395,h:16},
{t:"Victoria: This is one of the largest undertakings I’v e ever been a",p:37,x:60,y:762,w:431,h:16},
{t:"part of, Anne.  How long have you been involved and how did",p:37,x:60,y:778,w:431,h:16},
{t:"you become involved in the preparation of the Celebration?  It",p:37,x:60,y:795,w:431,h:16},
{t:"has taken almost a year to prepare, is this correct?",p:37,x:60,y:812,w:350,h:16},
{t:"Anne: As founder, I have been involved for three years now",p:37,x:60,y:828,w:431,h:16},
{t:"with my husband at my side and a great group of people who",p:37,x:60,y:845,w:428,h:16},
{t:"are tremendously talented putting it all together .  I’m delighted",p:37,x:60,y:862,w:430,h:16},
{t:"to share my Celtic world with the world at large.  There is so",p:37,x:60,y:878,w:426,h:16},
{t:"much to say about the Celts.  They were all o ver Europe, they",p:37,x:60,y:895,w:430,h:16},
{t:"brought the horse to Europe, sack ed Rome, were some of the",p:37,x:60,y:912,w:430,h:16},
{t:"finest artisans, writers, poets, w arriors, scientists and scholars;",p:37,x:60,y:928,w:429,h:16},
{t:"I could go on and on…",p:37,x:60,y:945,w:151,h:16},
{t:"Victoria: What exactly is a Clan?",p:37,x:60,y:978,w:220,h:16},
{t:"Anne: A clan is comprised of all the people of a surname and",p:37,x:60,y:995,w:426,h:16},
{t:"other smaller families recognized by the chief of the clan as his",p:37,x:60,y:1012,w:429,h:16},
{t:"supporters.   The chief is the senior representativ e of the long-",p:37,x:60,y:1028,w:431,h:16},
{t:"est existing branch of the clan. In these times there is gener ally",p:37,x:60,y:1045,w:432,h:16},
{t:"a clan association, which extends around the world and wel-",p:37,x:60,y:1062,w:425,h:16},
{t:"comes those sharing the same surname or v ariations of that",p:37,x:60,y:1078,w:430,h:16},
{t:"name.",p:37,x:60,y:1095,w:42,h:16},
{t:"Victoria: How does a Clan come to be?",p:37,x:60,y:1128,w:263,h:16},
{t:"Anne: Early on in the history of Celts, mostly the Scots and",p:37,x:60,y:1145,w:426,h:16},
{t:"Irish families banded together in order to fight off other fami-",p:37,x:60,y:1162,w:425,h:16},
{t:"lies; the Scots are famous for fighting.  As they became suc",p:37,x:60,y:1178,w:419,h:16},
{t:"-",p:37,x:486,y:1178,w:6,h:16},
{t:"cessful with land acquisition, their numbers grew to become",p:37,x:60,y:1195,w:422,h:16},
{t:"larger more extended families, thereby becoming a clan.",p:37,x:60,y:1212,w:385,h:16},
{t:"Victoria: How does one join a Clan?",p:37,x:512,y:46,w:241,h:16},
{t:"Anne: Anyone with Scottish or Irish blood can join a clan; they",p:37,x:512,y:63,w:426,h:16},
{t:"just have to do a little homework to find out which one is in their",p:37,x:512,y:80,w:425,h:16},
{t:"genes.  Most Clans are dedicated to extending the knowledge of",p:37,x:512,y:96,w:425,h:16},
{t:"Scottish or Irish culture and history and are v ery active in mak-",p:37,x:512,y:113,w:432,h:16},
{t:"ing that information available through clan Associations lik e Clan",p:37,x:512,y:130,w:431,h:16},
{t:"Macpheson Association, United States Br anch.  Clans can num-",p:37,x:512,y:146,w:430,h:16},
{t:"ber from a few hundred to thousands in membership all o ver",p:37,x:512,y:163,w:432,h:16},
{t:"the world?",p:37,x:512,y:180,w:71,h:16},
{t:"Victoria: Is there continuous interaction within your Clan and",p:37,x:512,y:213,w:431,h:16},
{t:"with other Clans?",p:37,x:512,y:230,w:117,h:16},
{t:"Anne: Yes clans gather at Highland, Celtic and Scottish Games,",p:37,x:512,y:246,w:426,h:16},
{t:"party hearty and imbibe in the great single malts.",p:37,x:512,y:263,w:339,h:16},
{t:"Victoria: Do you gather at other times of the y ear?",p:37,x:512,y:296,w:350,h:16},
{t:"Anne: Most Clans have an annual general meeting in the US",p:37,x:512,y:313,w:430,h:16},
{t:"and usually one in Scotland called an International Clan Gather",p:37,x:512,y:330,w:419,h:16},
{t:"-",p:37,x:939,y:330,w:6,h:16},
{t:"ing.",p:37,x:512,y:346,w:25,h:16},
{t:"Victoria: What are the Seven Nations?",p:37,x:512,y:380,w:261,h:16},
{t:"Anne: The seven nations are the nations of the Celtic world,",p:37,x:512,y:396,w:427,h:16},
{t:"Scotland, Ireland, Wales, Cornwall, Isle of Man, Galitia in Spain",p:37,x:512,y:413,w:429,h:16},
{t:"and Brittany in France.",p:37,x:512,y:430,w:156,h:16},
{t:"Victoria: How did the 7 nations come together?",p:37,x:512,y:463,w:321,h:16},
{t:"Anne: All of the Celts were warriors and over-ran most of Eu-",p:37,x:512,y:480,w:431,h:16},
{t:"rope in the 3rd and 4th century.  The Seven Nations are actually",p:37,x:512,y:496,w:430,h:16},
{t:"the countries, mostly located in the UK where the Celts finally",p:37,x:512,y:513,w:425,h:16},
{t:"ended up as other stronger groups lik e the Huns began to in-",p:37,x:512,y:530,w:430,h:16},
{t:"vade Europe.",p:37,x:512,y:546,w:89,h:16},
{t:"Victoria: How do the games relate to the culture of the Celts?",p:37,x:512,y:580,w:426,h:16},
{t:"How long back does this go in history?",p:37,x:512,y:596,w:261,h:16},
{t:"Anne: Celtic Games go back to the mists of time. Man y were",p:37,x:512,y:613,w:431,h:16},
{t:"held to celebrate Celtic holidays, which are still celebrated to-",p:37,x:512,y:630,w:431,h:16},
{t:"day. Halloween was originally called Samhain, a major Celtic",p:37,x:512,y:646,w:427,h:16},
{t:"holiday, so is New Year’s Eve.",p:37,x:512,y:663,w:203,h:16},
{t:"Victoria: Tell us about the festivities we will be enjo ying. An idea",p:37,x:512,y:696,w:431,h:16},
{t:"of the performers and what they will be doing.  Are an y from",p:37,x:512,y:713,w:431,h:16},
{t:"this area?  They travel great distances to attend, from what I",p:37,x:512,y:730,w:427,h:16},
{t:"understand.  Can you elaborate?",p:37,x:512,y:746,w:224,h:16},
{t:"Anne: We have so many performers, some coming from as far",p:37,x:512,y:763,w:428,h:16},
{t:"away as Scotland—Isla St. Clair, her piper Major John Spoore",p:37,x:512,y:780,w:429,h:16},
{t:"and Clanna an Drumma Brittan y for Toronad, Canada for Enter",p:37,x:512,y:796,w:429,h:16},
{t:"the Haggis and Kelli Trottier, a great fiddler. Some like Black 47",p:37,x:512,y:813,w:431,h:16},
{t:"are as close as New York City.  Mary Fahl has to travel all the",p:37,x:512,y:830,w:431,h:16},
{t:"way from Long Island, New York.  There are so many perform-",p:37,x:512,y:846,w:431,h:16},
{t:"ers it ’s much too long a list to giv e here. I suggest that people",p:37,x:512,y:863,w:429,h:16},
{t:"go to our web site www.celebrationofcelts.com to see the full",p:37,x:512,y:880,w:429,h:16},
{t:"lineup for the day",p:37,x:512,y:896,w:121,h:16},
{t:"Before I married John Macpherson, m y heart always beat",p:37,x:542,y:913,w:402,h:16},
{t:"faster whenever I heard the bagpipes and my grandfather Munro",p:37,x:512,y:930,w:431,h:16},
{t:"told me many wonderful stories of Scotland. But when I met",p:37,x:512,y:946,w:427,h:16},
{t:"John, it was if I had come home.  My Scottish blood quick ened",p:37,x:512,y:963,w:432,h:16},
{t:"and at our wedding we had four bagpipers and almost all the",p:37,x:512,y:980,w:425,h:16},
{t:"men were in kilts.  I love the look of a man in a kilt, especially",p:37,x:512,y:996,w:428,h:16},
{t:"when the wind blows. And when people ask what is worn under",p:37,x:512,y:1013,w:425,h:16},
{t:"the kilt the proper answer is, it is not worn, and it",p:37,x:512,y:1030,w:345,h:16},
{t:"’s in perfect",p:37,x:863,y:1030,w:80,h:16},
{t:"working order.",p:37,x:512,y:1046,w:99,h:16},
{t:"To sum things up Anne, this has been an informativ e, interest-",p:37,x:512,y:1080,w:432,h:16},
{t:"ing and exciting meeting!  I for one, cannot w ait to experience",p:37,x:512,y:1096,w:430,h:16},
{t:"the Celebration.  I would like to join you Anne, in extending a",p:37,x:512,y:1113,w:430,h:16},
{t:"personal invitation to all of our readers to join us all at the",p:37,x:512,y:1130,w:423,h:16},
{t:"Celebration of Celts on May 8th in Hudson New York.  Informa-",p:37,x:512,y:1146,w:430,h:16},
{t:"tion can be found on www.celebrationofcelts.com  See page 6",p:37,x:512,y:1163,w:429,h:16},
{t:"for details.",p:37,x:512,y:1180,w:72,h:16},
{t:"Thank you Anne!",p:37,x:512,y:1213,w:115,h:16},
{t:"Anne Macpherson",p:37,x:188,y:56,w:180,h:37},
{t:"Founder of Celebration of Celts",p:37,x:93,y:96,w:368,h:29},
{t:"Photo on page 39",p:37,x:837,y:1230,w:105,h:13},
{t:" Skyline Magazine",p:38,x:60,y:1257,w:130,h:16},
{t:"                             May June 2004",p:38,x:660,y:1257,w:258,h:16},
{t:"38",p:38,x:493,y:1259,w:20,h:16},
{t:"Hippocrates Gallery, 506 Broadway, Studio 5B, Kingston N.Y.",p:38,x:60,y:100,w:432,h:16},
{t:"April Show: “Between the Riv er and the Sea – Israel 1970-2000”",p:38,x:60,y:116,w:431,h:16},
{t:"An exhibit of photogr",p:38,x:60,y:131,w:148,h:16},
{t:"aphs by Robert Lipgar Ph.D and Joel",p:38,x:218,y:131,w:262,h:16},
{t:"Mandelbaum M.D. April hours, Saturdays 12-4. Opening recep-",p:38,x:60,y:147,w:429,h:16},
{t:"tion Saturday, April 3rd 4-8 pm. For more information call 914-",p:38,x:60,y:162,w:429,h:16},
{t:"388-4630 or check website www.hippocratesgallery.com",p:38,x:60,y:178,w:387,h:16},
{t:"Israel  Photography Exhibit :“Between the River and the Sea",p:38,x:60,y:205,w:430,h:16},
{t:"– Israel 1970-2000” an exhibit of photogr aphs by Robert Lipgar",p:38,x:60,y:220,w:431,h:16},
{t:"Ph.D and Joel Mandelbaum M.D. will run at Hippocrates Gallery",p:38,x:60,y:236,w:431,h:16},
{t:"in Kingston N.Y. from April through May, 2004. In conjunction",p:38,x:60,y:251,w:430,h:16},
{t:"with other “First Saturda y” events, the opening reception will be",p:38,x:60,y:267,w:428,h:16},
{t:"on Saturday, April 3rd from 4-8pm. The Gallery is located on the",p:38,x:60,y:282,w:427,h:16},
{t:"second story of the Millard Building at 506 Broadw ay (above the",p:38,x:60,y:298,w:432,h:16},
{t:"kitchen store).",p:38,x:60,y:313,w:98,h:16},
{t:"Robert Lipgar grew up working in his father",p:38,x:60,y:341,w:306,h:16},
{t:"’s photo studio on",p:38,x:370,y:341,w:120,h:16},
{t:"Fair Street in Kingston, and went on to study psychology at",p:38,x:60,y:356,w:423,h:16},
{t:"Hamilton College and The University of Chicago. After many years",p:38,x:60,y:372,w:432,h:16},
{t:"in Chicago as a clinical psychologist and photographer, he re-",p:38,x:60,y:387,w:431,h:16},
{t:"cently returned “home” to Ulster Count y to continue his profes-",p:38,x:60,y:403,w:429,h:16},
{t:"sional and creative work. “I believe a photographer’s ‘art’ or",p:38,x:60,y:418,w:428,h:16},
{t:"‘technique’ should not interfere with the viewer making an im-",p:38,x:60,y:434,w:425,h:16},
{t:"mediate connection with the beauty and uniqueness of familiar",p:38,x:60,y:449,w:425,h:16},
{t:"moments and scenes,” said Dr. Lipgar, whose photographs have",p:38,x:60,y:465,w:432,h:16},
{t:"been exhibited and collected in man y states, Canada, England,",p:38,x:60,y:480,w:429,h:16},
{t:"Israel, and locally at the Woodstock Artists Association.",p:38,x:60,y:496,w:378,h:16},
{t:"Joel Mandelbaum is a local physician who has exhibited ex-",p:38,x:60,y:523,w:432,h:16},
{t:"tensively locally. His work has also appeared in Adirondac, Ap-",p:38,x:60,y:538,w:430,h:16},
{t:"palachian Trailway News and in the Klutznick Gallery in Wash-",p:38,x:60,y:554,w:432,h:16},
{t:"ington DC.",p:38,x:60,y:569,w:71,h:16},
{t:"For additional dates and hours check:",p:38,x:146,y:596,w:255,h:16},
{t:" www.hippocratesgallery.com or local calendar listings.",p:38,x:87,y:612,w:373,h:16},
{t:"Gallery Calendar",p:38,x:165,y:60,w:221,h:24},
{t:"Robert Lipgar",p:38,x:644,y:60,w:167,h:22},
{t:"Pursuit",p:38,x:706,y:104,w:43,h:22},
{t:"The heart",p:38,x:610,y:147,w:64,h:16},
{t:"’s mind",p:38,x:676,y:147,w:48,h:16},
{t:"searches shadows",p:38,x:610,y:165,w:122,h:16},
{t:"longing for shapes",p:38,x:610,y:183,w:124,h:16},
{t:"of direct desire.",p:38,x:610,y:202,w:106,h:16},
{t:"Feeling darkness,",p:38,x:610,y:238,w:118,h:16},
{t:"echo-empty,",p:38,x:610,y:257,w:85,h:16},
{t:"we resign to the da y’s requirements.",p:38,x:610,y:275,w:251,h:16},
{t:"The heart, however,",p:38,x:610,y:312,w:137,h:16},
{t:"home-lonely",p:38,x:610,y:330,w:83,h:16},
{t:"persists in pursuit.",p:38,x:610,y:348,w:125,h:16},
{t:"Spring Sin",p:38,x:696,y:382,w:63,h:22},
{t:"The magic of the lilac tree",p:38,x:605,y:443,w:176,h:16},
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{t:"among its trunks,",p:38,x:605,y:480,w:119,h:16},
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{t:"yet known to the child.",p:38,x:605,y:517,w:155,h:16},
{t:"It was my stange shaped place",p:38,x:605,y:553,w:211,h:16},
{t:"among lilac warmth,",p:38,x:605,y:572,w:139,h:16},
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{t:"And there were neighboring strange lots",p:38,x:605,y:627,w:276,h:16},
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{t:"we learned a loneliness",p:38,x:605,y:737,w:158,h:16},
{t:"for which exploration",p:38,x:605,y:755,w:144,h:16},
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{t:"                                  “Reach for the Sky...”",p:39,x:599,y:1255,w:330,h:16},
{t:"39",p:39,x:490,y:1259,w:20,h:16},
{t:"We are about to embark upon a unique visit with a man in",p:39,x:60,y:169,w:420,h:16},
{t:"Woodstock, New York; a man who has ‘experienced’ centuries",p:39,x:60,y:185,w:427,h:16},
{t:"of historic life events through his work and extraordinary inter-",p:39,x:60,y:201,w:432,h:16},
{t:"ests.  Scott Ian Barry shares an abundance of remarkable infor",p:39,x:60,y:217,w:419,h:16},
{t:"-",p:39,x:486,y:217,w:6,h:16},
{t:"mation and entertainment through his books, photogr aphs and",p:39,x:60,y:233,w:431,h:16},
{t:"his swords.",p:39,x:60,y:249,w:76,h:16},
{t:"By Victoria Valentine",p:39,x:211,y:275,w:128,h:22},
{t:"To start with…Scott Ian Barry is an a ward-winning author &",p:39,x:60,y:314,w:429,h:16},
{t:"photographer who has written over a dozen books, and is also",p:39,x:60,y:330,w:430,h:16},
{t:"known for his captivating wildlife photography.  He has appeared",p:39,x:60,y:346,w:430,h:16},
{t:"in theater and in films, crusaded for the rights of wolv es, lectur-",p:39,x:60,y:362,w:432,h:16},
{t:"ing on their behalf, and is part of the Macphearson Clan of Celts.",p:39,x:60,y:378,w:427,h:16},
{t:"Among his acting credits, Scott pla yed the villain in the Wil-",p:39,x:90,y:394,w:399,h:16},
{t:"liam Soroyan’s Pulitzer Prize winning play, The Time Of Your",p:39,x:60,y:410,w:430,h:16},
{t:"Life. He was featured as an extra in the academy award nomi-",p:39,x:60,y:426,w:431,h:16},
{t:"nated movie, You Can Count On Me, starring Laura Linney and",p:39,x:60,y:442,w:431,h:16},
{t:"Mark Ruffalo, produced by Martin Scorsese, filmed on location",p:39,x:60,y:458,w:428,h:16},
{t:"in Margaretville and Phoenicia New York in 2000.",p:39,x:60,y:474,w:335,h:16},
{t:"Scott also had a part in the “big budget remak e of The Time",p:39,x:90,y:490,w:401,h:16},
{t:"Machine”, a 2001 Dreamworks production with a 96 million dol-",p:39,x:60,y:506,w:428,h:16},
{t:"lar budget. The movie, part of which was filmed during 17 hours",p:39,x:60,y:522,w:429,h:16},
{t:"of snowfall in Albany New York, simulated an 1899 era, casting",p:39,x:60,y:538,w:431,h:16},
{t:"Scott as a Victorian businessman who w as literally almost run",p:39,x:60,y:554,w:430,h:16},
{t:"over by a horse and buggy as he opened an important scene.",p:39,x:60,y:570,w:426,h:16},
{t:"“Everything rode on me,” Scott recalls, “as an extra, crossing",p:39,x:60,y:586,w:431,h:16},
{t:"the street to open the scene, I stepped from an icy curb in wet",p:39,x:60,y:602,w:425,h:16},
{t:"shoes. The horse and buggy used in this particular part w as",p:39,x:60,y:618,w:432,h:16},
{t:"accidentally released too early and nearly r an me over. ”",p:39,x:60,y:634,w:383,h:16},
{t:"The clothing Scott wore (a 3-piece suit & coat, derby &",p:39,x:90,y:650,w:393,h:16},
{t:"boots) was the same clothing worn in the filming of the mo vie",p:39,x:60,y:666,w:432,h:16},
{t:"Titanic.",p:39,x:60,y:682,w:49,h:16},
{t:"Best-known in the Scottish Games Circuit as ‘Rob Roy’, (“Cel-",p:39,x:90,y:698,w:402,h:16},
{t:"ebration of Celts” and Scottish Games see page 35) Scott lec",p:39,x:60,y:714,w:419,h:16},
{t:"-",p:39,x:486,y:714,w:6,h:16},
{t:"tures in all possible venues, utilizing his extensive sword collec-",p:39,x:60,y:730,w:432,h:16},
{t:"tion, historically dated from appro ximately 150 AD (he owns the",p:39,x:60,y:746,w:429,h:16},
{t:"sword used by Russell Crowe in the movie, Gladiator), up to",p:39,x:60,y:762,w:431,h:16},
{t:"Scottish Basket-hilt Broadsword  -  (Victorian age 1820 to 1900",p:39,x:60,y:778,w:426,h:16},
{t:"- George IV through Queen Victoria.)",p:39,x:60,y:794,w:252,h:16},
{t:"Born in Flushing Queens, NYC, Scott Ian Barry has been",p:39,x:90,y:810,w:396,h:16},
{t:"asked on more than one occasion, “You’re from Flushing Queens",p:39,x:60,y:826,w:429,h:16},
{t:"and you live with wolves?”",p:39,x:60,y:842,w:179,h:16},
{t:"Scott earned the title “The Wolfman” as a result of his daunt-",p:39,x:90,y:858,w:400,h:16},
{t:"less efforts to counteract ‘fairytale’ fears and raise public aware-",p:39,x:60,y:874,w:432,h:16},
{t:"ness of the significance of the endangered wolf .",p:39,x:60,y:890,w:329,h:16},
{t:"Scott is currently working on a project, “ Wolf Empire”.  I",p:39,x:90,y:906,w:402,h:16},
{t:"enjoyed reading the insightful introduction, My Life With Wolves,",p:39,x:60,y:922,w:432,h:16},
{t:"in which Scott relates animated and commendable accounts of",p:39,x:60,y:938,w:425,h:16},
{t:"his incredible escapes to help educate humans on the impor",p:39,x:60,y:954,w:420,h:16},
{t:"-",p:39,x:486,y:954,w:6,h:16},
{t:"tance and some little-known truths about wolv es.",p:39,x:60,y:970,w:340,h:16},
{t:"Scott ’s black and white wolf photos appear in  Wolves 2004,",p:39,x:90,y:986,w:402,h:16},
{t:"a calendar published by Browntrout Publishing, CA.  A 2006 wolf",p:39,x:60,y:1002,w:425,h:16},
{t:"calendar (tentatively titled Wolf Empire) and individual posters",p:39,x:60,y:1018,w:429,h:16},
{t:"from his award-winning portfolio are in the works through P or-",p:39,x:60,y:1034,w:432,h:16},
{t:"tal Publications, CA.",p:39,x:60,y:1050,w:134,h:16},
{t:"Victoria: Scott, what are the subjects of y our photography?",p:39,x:60,y:1082,w:409,h:16},
{t:"Scott:  My motivations are the ‘three W’s’: wolves, wildlife and",p:39,x:60,y:1098,w:430,h:16},
{t:"women. As well as photographing wildlife, I was a professional",p:39,x:60,y:1114,w:430,h:16},
{t:"freelance photographer for the Elite Modeling Agency .",p:39,x:60,y:1130,w:370,h:16},
{t:"“By the way,” Scott laughs, “I was a Cosmopolitan Bachelor",p:39,x:90,y:1146,w:399,h:16},
{t:"Of The Month in the USA and a Bachelor Of The Year in Japan",p:39,x:60,y:1162,w:431,h:16},
{t:"the following year. ”",p:39,x:60,y:1178,w:130,h:16},
{t:"Victoria: Scott. How many books have you written/published?",p:39,x:60,y:1210,w:422,h:16},
{t:"Scott: “I’m primarily a novelist. I’ve written twelve books and",p:39,x:60,y:1226,w:431,h:16},
{t:"sold three.”",p:39,x:512,y:731,w:78,h:16},
{t:"Credits: Award winner and bestseller, The Kindgom Of Wolves ,",p:39,x:512,y:763,w:432,h:16},
{t:"1979, G.P. Putnam’s Sons, was chosen as an “Outstanding Sci-",p:39,x:512,y:779,w:428,h:16},
{t:"ence Trade Book” by the National Science Teacher ’s Association.",p:39,x:512,y:794,w:431,h:16},
{t:"The Streeter, 1994, A Tom Doherty Associates Book, NY, re-",p:39,x:512,y:810,w:432,h:16},
{t:"ceived rave reviews.  “I almost sold this one to Steven Spielberg,”",p:39,x:512,y:826,w:432,h:16},
{t:"Scott reminisces, “but he turned it down because he had just",p:39,x:512,y:841,w:425,h:16},
{t:"finished Jurassic Park and The Streeter was too close in genre.",p:39,x:512,y:857,w:430,h:16},
{t:"I did receive a ‘frameable rejection’ however, from Spielberg",p:39,x:512,y:873,w:430,h:16},
{t:"himself. ”",p:39,x:512,y:888,w:58,h:16},
{t:"Totems, published in 1995 by Basfal Books, OH, featured",p:39,x:542,y:904,w:396,h:16},
{t:"Scott",p:39,x:512,y:920,w:34,h:16},
{t:"’s photo illustr",p:39,x:550,y:920,w:100,h:16},
{t:"ations in Mik",p:39,x:660,y:920,w:89,h:16},
{t:"e Jennings’ poetry book.",p:39,x:758,y:920,w:171,h:16},
{t:"Jennings, a writer from Syracuse, New York, breeds Siberian",p:39,x:512,y:936,w:430,h:16},
{t:"Huskies. Who better to illustr ate his book than Scott?  Together",p:39,x:512,y:952,w:431,h:16},
{t:"they created a harmonious blend of images and words.",p:39,x:512,y:968,w:374,h:16},
{t:"Scott chooses historically based subject matter for his books.",p:39,x:542,y:984,w:402,h:16},
{t:"“As my historic lecture programs, my novels deal with our own",p:39,x:512,y:1000,w:430,h:16},
{t:"struggle through life, the sword serving as a metaphor .  During",p:39,x:512,y:1015,w:431,h:16},
{t:"my lectures I don’t teach violence, but present the sword as a",p:39,x:512,y:1031,w:427,h:16},
{t:"tool used to get us through life— a tool to preserve freedom...to",p:39,x:512,y:1047,w:431,h:16},
{t:"defend family and country.",p:39,x:512,y:1062,w:184,h:16},
{t:"Shane O’Barra: Dragonkeeper, Scott ’s latest novel in the",p:39,x:542,y:1078,w:401,h:16},
{t:"works, is a 16th century   adventure/fantasy, dealing with two",p:39,x:512,y:1094,w:430,h:16},
{t:"heroes: Shane, 13 and Collin James, 38-a.k.a. The Emerald War-",p:39,x:512,y:1109,w:431,h:16},
{t:"rior. “People in Hollywood can think of it as a: ‘Prince and the",p:39,x:512,y:1125,w:430,h:16},
{t:"Pauper meets Macbeth meets Godzilla’ , ” Scott elaborates.",p:39,x:512,y:1141,w:395,h:16},
{t:"This has been a brief introduction and look into the amazing",p:39,x:542,y:1156,w:395,h:16},
{t:"life & times of Scott Ian Barry, a pioneering environmentalist",p:39,x:512,y:1172,w:431,h:16},
{t:"who feels as if he has liv ed ‘five lifetimes’, gaining a wealth of",p:39,x:512,y:1188,w:430,h:16},
{t:"knowledge and experience that are a vailable to few human be-",p:39,x:512,y:1203,w:429,h:16},
{t:"ings.",p:39,x:512,y:1219,w:32,h:16},
{t:"Scott Ian Barry:101",p:39,x:105,y:76,w:345,h:33},
{t:"“A course in humanity, ecology and wolves.”",p:39,x:60,y:126,w:426,h:17},
{t:"Award-Winning Scott Ian Barry with his rare Turkish Mastiff, “Katana.”",p:39,x:512,y:712,w:419,h:13},
{t:"Read more  about Scott Ian Barry in future issues of Skyline.",p:39,x:568,y:1228,w:360,h:13},
{t:" Skyline Magazine",p:40,x:60,y:1257,w:130,h:16},
{t:"                             May June 2004",p:40,x:660,y:1257,w:258,h:16},
{t:"40",p:40,x:493,y:1259,w:20,h:16},
{t:"Open Auditions at West Strand Grill",p:40,x:548,y:998,w:356,h:18},
{t:"In conjunction with Skyline Magazine & the W est Strand Grill",p:40,x:519,y:1019,w:415,h:16},
{t:"in Kingston NY, auditions will be held for Mailbo x Dog.  Joe",p:40,x:519,y:1035,w:415,h:16},
{t:"Martin of Poughkeepsie is seeking electric & acoustic guitar",p:40,x:519,y:1051,w:411,h:16},
{t:"player, along with bass and drummer to form a tight, career -",p:40,x:519,y:1067,w:416,h:16},
{t:"minded, dedicated band of experienced musicians.  Mailbo x",p:40,x:519,y:1083,w:416,h:16},
{t:"Dog is a PRO band with orgs seeking PRO pla yers with or w.o",p:40,x:519,y:1099,w:416,h:16},
{t:"own material!  Auditions will be held on Saturda y, April 24th,",p:40,x:519,y:1115,w:415,h:16},
{t:"from 3 to 6 pm at the West Strand Grill. If you have your own",p:40,x:519,y:1131,w:415,h:16},
{t:"material, collaborations welcomed! As long as it meets the",p:40,x:519,y:1147,w:412,h:16},
{t:"band’s criteria. Email: mailboxdog6460@aol.com or call",p:40,x:519,y:1163,w:380,h:16},
{t:"914-453-7028",p:40,x:519,y:1179,w:96,h:16},
{t:" Influences:Motown, Soul, Hard Rock, Led Zep, Black Crows",p:40,x:519,y:1197,w:400,h:16},
{t:"Any changes announced on www.skylinemagazines.com",p:40,x:536,y:1214,w:382,h:16},
{t:"Judy Norman",p:40,x:132,y:59,w:298,h:62},
{t:"CONTACT:   judynormanband@yahoo.com",p:40,x:584,y:569,w:288,h:16},
{t:"WEBSITE:  http://judyband.izhere.com",p:40,x:594,y:592,w:264,h:16},
{t:"LATEST MAMAPALOOZA WEBSITE:",p:40,x:611,y:615,w:234,h:16},
{t:"http://mamapalooza7.got.to",p:40,x:631,y:637,w:191,h:16},
{t:"Hudson Valley Music",p:40,x:517,y:57,w:418,h:37},
{t:"One of the most dedicated promoters of Hudson Valley music,",p:40,x:512,y:93,w:425,h:16},
{t:"producer/fundraiser of local events: Judy Norman performs with",p:40,x:512,y:108,w:424,h:16},
{t:"other top notch musicians, producing nonprofit concerts that",p:40,x:512,y:124,w:424,h:16},
{t:"draw in enthusiastic audiences to support charities such as the",p:40,x:512,y:139,w:425,h:16},
{t:"children’s Make A Wish foundation, American Cancer Society,",p:40,x:512,y:155,w:425,h:16},
{t:"and the list goes on.  We applaud Judy for her compassion, her",p:40,x:512,y:170,w:425,h:16},
{t:"energy and her selfless efforts to help others.",p:40,x:512,y:186,w:310,h:16},
{t:"One of the few local female artists that has successfully tr an-",p:40,x:60,y:170,w:432,h:16},
{t:"scended the worlds of both acoustic folk, R & B",p:40,x:60,y:186,w:317,h:16},
{t:", and hard rock,",p:40,x:382,y:186,w:108,h:16},
{t:"Poughkeepsie based artist Judy Norman and her band ha ve been",p:40,x:60,y:201,w:431,h:16},
{t:"hitting the region full blast for the last couple of y ears not only",p:40,x:60,y:217,w:431,h:16},
{t:"in performing and recording, but in producing and coordinating",p:40,x:60,y:232,w:425,h:16},
{t:"a number of concerts.  The busy mother of two has organiz ed",p:40,x:60,y:248,w:432,h:16},
{t:"benefit concerts, band showcases, and other shows throughout",p:40,x:60,y:263,w:425,h:16},
{t:"the region, prompting at least one fan to refer to her as “Don-na",p:40,x:60,y:279,w:425,h:16},
{t:"Kirschner ”. “I love it!” Norman laughs, saying she feels equally",p:40,x:60,y:294,w:430,h:16},
{t:"at home playing, and producing shows at such div erse venues",p:40,x:60,y:310,w:432,h:16},
{t:"as the Caffe Aurora and the Chance. She has also coordinated",p:40,x:60,y:325,w:427,h:16},
{t:"the highly successful Mamapalooza Benefit Concert series for",p:40,x:60,y:341,w:425,h:16},
{t:"seven straight years running.",p:40,x:60,y:356,w:200,h:16},
{t:"Not that she plans on giving up writing or performing",p:40,x:95,y:372,w:379,h:16},
{t:"entirely. With an infectious fusion of rock, blues, R & B",p:40,x:60,y:387,w:383,h:16},
{t:", jazz,",p:40,x:449,y:387,w:42,h:16},
{t:"acoustic, Judy’s current band lineup consists of guitarist/v ocalist",p:40,x:60,y:403,w:431,h:16},
{t:"Peter Crispell, drummer/percussionist Mik e Failla, and bassist",p:40,x:60,y:418,w:430,h:16},
{t:"Lorenzo Puglisi. As Norman states, “this eclectic lineup is a full",p:40,x:60,y:434,w:426,h:16},
{t:"scale unit that cares about music with a P ASSION.”",p:40,x:60,y:449,w:351,h:16},
{t:"Born and raised in the Hudson Valley, Judy began playing",p:40,x:94,y:465,w:397,h:16},
{t:"the guitar and writing songs. The then-sh y teen discovered at",p:40,x:60,y:480,w:431,h:16},
{t:"an early age that rock music w as not only a way to meet people,",p:40,x:60,y:496,w:430,h:16},
{t:"but also served as an outlet for her boundless creativ e energy.",p:40,x:60,y:511,w:432,h:16},
{t:"When she was in her twenties, she decided to put music on hold",p:40,x:60,y:527,w:426,h:16},
{t:"and raise a family. In late 1997 she picked up her guitar again",p:40,x:60,y:542,w:430,h:16},
{t:"and began writing new material. In 1998, she put together the",p:40,x:60,y:558,w:425,h:16},
{t:"very first Mamapalooza concert to create local a",p:40,x:60,y:573,w:339,h:16},
{t:"wareness of",p:40,x:408,y:573,w:82,h:16},
{t:"women in music in the form of benefit concerts for regional",p:40,x:60,y:589,w:422,h:16},
{t:"charities. Then, in May 2000, Judy became the first local acoustic",p:40,x:60,y:604,w:429,h:16},
{t:"female vocalist to headline the Chance Theater in P oughkeepsie",p:40,x:60,y:620,w:432,h:16},
{t:"and the first to host a band showcase the same night.  From",p:40,x:60,y:635,w:425,h:16},
{t:"then, Judy has put together sev eral concerts, performed on",p:40,x:60,y:651,w:426,h:16},
{t:"television, radio stations, Internet, and has recorded a CD . She",p:40,x:60,y:666,w:432,h:16},
{t:"plans on re-issuing her music on two CD’ s toward the end of",p:40,x:60,y:682,w:431,h:16},
{t:"2004.",p:40,x:60,y:697,w:38,h:16},
{t:"In 2002, her production team of Bill Hosier (Opening Act",p:40,x:94,y:713,w:391,h:16},
{t:"Studios, Pleasant Valley), his partner Charles Schmerler , Jim",p:40,x:60,y:728,w:431,h:16},
{t:"Reagan and John Moser produced a song which would become a",p:40,x:60,y:744,w:425,h:16},
{t:"regional classic and a staple on local r adio.  Judy’s song, “Will I",p:40,x:60,y:759,w:430,h:16},
{t:"See Tomorrow?” was originally written as a child’ s point of view",p:40,x:60,y:775,w:430,h:16},
{t:"about the events of September 11, 2001, but became a local",p:40,x:60,y:790,w:427,h:16},
{t:"anthem of surviv al. Among the artists generous enough to",p:40,x:60,y:806,w:417,h:16},
{t:"participate on the CD are lead guitarist George Fletcher and",p:40,x:60,y:821,w:423,h:16},
{t:"drummer Alan Affuso",p:40,x:60,y:837,w:147,h:16},
{t:", both well respected in the music",p:40,x:223,y:837,w:241,h:16},
{t:"community. From there, Judy produced the “Nev er Forget the",p:40,x:60,y:852,w:431,h:16},
{t:"Heroes” Benefit Concert at the Loft, part of the Chance Theater",p:40,x:60,y:868,w:425,h:16},
{t:"Complex. This concert raised hundreds of dollars to benefit the",p:40,x:60,y:883,w:428,h:16},
{t:"mentoring progr am of Big Brothers/Big Sisters, part of an",p:40,x:60,y:899,w:413,h:16},
{t:"anniversary commemoration of September 11, and w as the first",p:40,x:60,y:914,w:431,h:16},
{t:"show presented at the then-new Loft Theater .",p:40,x:60,y:930,w:314,h:16},
{t:"What’s next for this busy lady (or, as her friends call her,",p:40,x:94,y:945,w:397,h:16},
{t:"Lady J)? Besides re-issuing her music later this y ear, she plans",p:40,x:60,y:961,w:431,h:16},
{t:"on taking at least a couple of months off this spring to spend",p:40,x:60,y:976,w:425,h:16},
{t:"time with her family and decorate her home. After that, more",p:40,x:60,y:992,w:429,h:16},
{t:"showcases, more music, more “spreading good K",p:40,x:60,y:1007,w:345,h:16},
{t:"arma”. She",p:40,x:413,y:1007,w:77,h:16},
{t:"expresses gratitude for all the musicians and friends who ha ve",p:40,x:60,y:1023,w:432,h:16},
{t:"helped her along the way.  Her ultimate dream? Producing a big",p:40,x:60,y:1038,w:428,h:16},
{t:"Mamapalooza Ten Show at the Bardavon or another major venue",p:40,x:60,y:1054,w:432,h:16},
{t:"to celebr",p:40,x:60,y:1069,w:60,h:16},
{t:"ate Mamaplooza’",p:40,x:128,y:1069,w:115,h:16},
{t:"s 10th Anniversary",p:40,x:254,y:1069,w:131,h:16},
{t:", but, as an",p:40,x:399,y:1069,w:84,h:16},
{t:"afterthought, she whispers, “",p:40,x:60,y:1085,w:202,h:16},
{t:"A Grammy would be nice.",p:40,x:286,y:1085,w:189,h:16},
{t:"”",p:40,x:486,y:1085,w:6,h:16},
{t:"Apparently the sky’s the limit for this folkie/rock er.",p:40,x:60,y:1100,w:349,h:16},
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{t:"Jason Sarubbi.",p:42,x:60,y:691,w:99,h:16},
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{t:"-songwriter Sean",p:42,x:367,y:835,w:117,h:16},
{t:"Schenker’s life, although he thrives on the business end too .",p:42,x:60,y:851,w:417,h:16},
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{t:"Saturday 1/17/04 – 10:00 PM - At the Stormville Sports Pub",p:43,x:93,y:126,w:364,h:22},
{t:"on Route 216 in Stormville, New York.",p:43,x:159,y:148,w:233,h:22},
{t:"A show review by Victoria Valentine",p:43,x:135,y:180,w:280,h:14},
{t:"Explosive Energy!",p:43,x:160,y:98,w:240,h:24},
{t:"Bill Pawson – vocals, rhythm guitar - Bill Minniefield – lead gui-",p:43,x:58,y:204,w:428,h:16},
{t:"tar Jim Long – bass, vocals - Bill G – drums = Black out  of the",p:43,x:58,y:220,w:431,h:16},
{t:"Hudson Valley, New York; an original rock n’ roll/alternative band.",p:43,x:58,y:235,w:432,h:16},
{t:"Impressive, impactful was their performance—and that’s put-",p:43,x:88,y:251,w:402,h:16},
{t:"ting it mildly.  These guys hit the stage with a w allop and deliv-",p:43,x:58,y:267,w:432,h:16},
{t:"ered it thru the entire show, taking control of the large audi-",p:43,x:58,y:283,w:428,h:16},
{t:"ence, and their own following.",p:43,x:58,y:299,w:204,h:16},
{t:"The lights were dim but Black out lit up the room with surg-",p:43,x:88,y:315,w:399,h:16},
{t:"ing excitement.  They incited a great deal of fan inter action with",p:43,x:58,y:330,w:431,h:16},
{t:"heavy rock such as, Smell The Roses, one of the first songs",p:43,x:58,y:346,w:430,h:16},
{t:"launched in their initial set.",p:43,x:58,y:361,w:184,h:16},
{t:"They also played Starting Gun, (title song of their CD):",p:43,x:88,y:377,w:376,h:16},
{t:"“Another scene unfolds before I speak, All of your complaining",p:43,x:58,y:392,w:425,h:16},
{t:"weighs down on me, I’m living your days and sleeping my nights",p:43,x:58,y:408,w:424,h:16},
{t:"comfortably, Now I’m watching my life drain before me…”",p:43,x:58,y:423,w:392,h:16},
{t:"Blackout’s music is loud as a freight train roaring thru miles",p:43,x:88,y:439,w:400,h:16},
{t:"of tunnel – yet the power of Bill Pawson’s voice slices right thru",p:43,x:58,y:454,w:430,h:16},
{t:"with lyrics you can hear and understand.  Occasionally the erup-",p:43,x:58,y:470,w:427,h:16},
{t:"tion of his effective screams & dynamic screeches overtake the",p:43,x:58,y:485,w:432,h:16},
{t:"sizeable room—all the while he dances around the stage and",p:43,x:58,y:501,w:427,h:16},
{t:"plays rhythm guitar proficiently with an extr aordinary level of",p:43,x:58,y:516,w:432,h:16},
{t:"energy.",p:43,x:58,y:532,w:51,h:16},
{t:"Bill stirs up the crowd, liter ally by ‘leaps and bounds’ as he",p:43,x:88,y:547,w:399,h:16},
{t:"pounds out music & words.  His stamina & stage presence is",p:43,x:58,y:563,w:426,h:16},
{t:"astounding—and contagious!  as is that of the rest of the band.",p:43,x:58,y:578,w:425,h:16},
{t:"These guys obviously live the music they play –  and love to",p:43,x:58,y:594,w:432,h:16},
{t:"play it!",p:43,x:58,y:609,w:47,h:16},
{t:"The lead guitar (Bill Minniefield) and bass (Jim Long) were",p:43,x:88,y:625,w:395,h:16},
{t:"bold and flawless—and each song ended with expert, challeng-",p:43,x:58,y:640,w:427,h:16},
{t:"ing percussion that at one point took o ver the spotlight with a",p:43,x:58,y:656,w:430,h:16},
{t:"frenzied drum solo performed by the amazing Bill G.—culminat-",p:43,x:58,y:671,w:432,h:16},
{t:"ing in a blast of audience appro val.",p:43,x:58,y:687,w:242,h:16},
{t:"This band consumes you: Blackout  with a knockout punch",p:43,x:88,y:702,w:401,h:16},
{t:"– A powerhouse of rock n’ roll.  Solid, ex citing entertainment.",p:43,x:58,y:718,w:423,h:16},
{t:"Their CD  “Starting Gun” ma y be purchased at their shows,",p:43,x:88,y:733,w:399,h:16},
{t:"along with other band memor abilia.",p:43,x:58,y:749,w:244,h:16},
{t:"Songs on the CD:",p:43,x:214,y:764,w:119,h:16},
{t:"Starting Gun - 11 Days - The Hell We’ve Built - Found My Way",p:43,x:58,y:780,w:428,h:16},
{t:"Blackout’s CD cover glows with a unique image of the band",p:43,x:88,y:795,w:398,h:16},
{t:"playing inside a light bulb—brightening the darkness—and is",p:43,x:58,y:811,w:423,h:16},
{t:"packaged nicely, containing a pullout insert of printed lyrics and",p:43,x:58,y:826,w:427,h:16},
{t:"“Thank You’s” on the back cover, written from the heart of the",p:43,x:58,y:842,w:429,h:16},
{t:"band.",p:43,x:58,y:857,w:37,h:16},
{t:"Starting Gun Music & Words by Blackout ©2003",p:43,x:58,y:873,w:330,h:16},
{t:"Production & Engineering by Paula Lascola at Middletown Trax",p:43,x:58,y:888,w:425,h:16},
{t:"www.middletowntrax.cjb.net 845-344-4814",p:43,x:58,y:904,w:298,h:16},
{t:"Management/Artwork/Promotions by HazyHead Studios",p:43,x:58,y:919,w:375,h:16},
{t:"www.hazyhead.com 386-441-6480",p:43,x:58,y:935,w:237,h:16},
{t:"“Skillful take-charge performers. They give it hell and the crowd",p:43,x:58,y:966,w:424,h:16},
{t:"loves them—what’s not to love? Definitely a kick-ass show!”",p:43,x:58,y:981,w:406,h:16},
{t:"Victoria Valentine",p:43,x:58,y:997,w:117,h:16},
{t:"For a schedule of Blackout shows, check out their gig page on:",p:43,x:58,y:1012,w:428,h:16},
{t:"http://www.blackout-music.com/Gigs.html",p:43,x:58,y:1028,w:289,h:16},
{t:"Photos by Victoria Valentine",p:43,x:60,y:1228,w:165,h:13},
{t:"The Band: Mailbox Dog",p:43,x:572,y:698,w:312,h:24},
{t:"Blackout",p:43,x:193,y:53,w:180,h:47},
{t:"             Jim Long          Bill G-drums       Bill Pawson    Bill Minnifield",p:43,x:512,y:331,w:411,h:13},
{t:" Bill Pawson        and         Bill Minniefield",p:43,x:601,y:663,w:250,h:13},
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{t:"Starting Gun",p:43,x:60,y:1098,w:96,h:18},
{t:"www.blackout-music.com",p:43,x:60,y:1120,w:190,h:18},
{t:"845-895-1353",p:43,x:60,y:1142,w:120,h:18},
{t:"©Blackout Music 2003",p:43,x:60,y:1189,w:154,h:14},
{t:"(L) Jason Sprinzen (lead & rhythm guitar/songwriter) (R) Jim Holton,",p:43,x:526,y:1191,w:400,h:16},
{t:"bass. Front: Joe Martin (lead vocal/songwriter) Rock/Blues/Acoustic",p:43,x:526,y:1208,w:398,h:16},
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{t:"photo by Marilyn Brosan",p:43,x:528,y:1164,w:144,h:13},
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{t:"45",p:45,x:490,y:1259,w:20,h:16},
{t:"Run Heather Run",p:45,x:154,y:63,w:244,h:42},
{t:"by Eric Tessier",p:45,x:231,y:112,w:87,h:22},
{t:"                                                         ",p:45,x:60,y:149,w:267,h:16},
{t:"to Johnny Thunders",p:45,x:342,y:146,w:109,h:20},
{t:"The street is cold and windy. Heather stops abruptly, grips her",p:45,x:60,y:173,w:431,h:16},
{t:"hair and, in a few seconds, combs them in a pon ytail. She has",p:45,x:60,y:189,w:430,h:16},
{t:"no time to waste, so she trots a few yards, turns into Yonge",p:45,x:60,y:205,w:432,h:16},
{t:"street and - thanks God ! - catches sight of the girl she is follow",p:45,x:60,y:221,w:419,h:16},
{t:"-",p:45,x:486,y:221,w:6,h:16},
{t:"ing.",p:45,x:60,y:237,w:25,h:16},
{t:"A glaring but heatless sun is shining o ver Toronto. Heather",p:45,x:90,y:253,w:401,h:16},
{t:"raises her right hand up to her forehead to protect her ey",p:45,x:60,y:269,w:405,h:16},
{t:"es,",p:45,x:472,y:269,w:19,h:16},
{t:"stops again and holds her breath. Stunned. The other girl’",p:45,x:60,y:285,w:388,h:16},
{t:"s hair",p:45,x:454,y:285,w:37,h:16},
{t:"is now combed in a ponytail, just like hers. « This can’t be, » she",p:45,x:60,y:301,w:431,h:16},
{t:"thinks, « just one minute ago, it was hanging loosely on her",p:45,x:60,y:317,w:429,h:16},
{t:"shoulders.»",p:45,x:60,y:333,w:77,h:16},
{t:"Of course, it may be a coincidence but, once again, Heather",p:45,x:90,y:349,w:397,h:16},
{t:"scrutinizes the figure who is waiting patiently on the curb for a",p:45,x:60,y:365,w:428,h:16},
{t:"streetcar to pass. Coat, frock, shoes, glo ves, handbag, even the",p:45,x:60,y:381,w:431,h:16},
{t:"earrings, are identical. Oh no, this cannot be a coincidence. And",p:45,x:60,y:397,w:428,h:16},
{t:"that’s what ’s so frightening !",p:45,x:60,y:413,w:194,h:16},
{t:"« It’s me, » Heather tells herself. « I’m not wrong, this girl is",p:45,x:60,y:429,w:429,h:16},
{t:"really me ! »",p:45,x:60,y:445,w:86,h:16},
{t:"*",p:45,x:272,y:461,w:8,h:16},
{t:"At first, when she met her, she believed it was just her double.",p:45,x:60,y:477,w:430,h:16},
{t:"Leaving the kindergarten where she had left her son K eith, she",p:45,x:60,y:493,w:431,h:16},
{t:"was on her way to work. The girl didn’ t seem to notice her",p:45,x:60,y:509,w:428,h:16},
{t:"incredulous gaze. Not knowing what she was doing, Heather",p:45,x:60,y:525,w:430,h:16},
{t:"followed her. She was feeling like a sleepwalker, attracted by",p:45,x:60,y:541,w:432,h:16},
{t:"this unknown woman’s mysterious and irresistible appeal.",p:45,x:60,y:557,w:393,h:16},
{t:"They went directly to John’s office. Heather, hidden behind",p:45,x:90,y:573,w:400,h:16},
{t:"a van parked along the sidewalk, saw John, her husband, talk-",p:45,x:60,y:589,w:432,h:16},
{t:"ing to the impostor. All at once, her heart beat faster, she felt",p:45,x:60,y:605,w:431,h:16},
{t:"jealous and furious before realizing that he w as convinced he",p:45,x:60,y:621,w:431,h:16},
{t:"was talking to her, Heather. She wanted to cross the street, but",p:45,x:60,y:637,w:429,h:16},
{t:"found she couldn’t move a finger. She was paralyzed, as if con-",p:45,x:60,y:653,w:430,h:16},
{t:"fined in a magnetic field.",p:45,x:60,y:669,w:168,h:16},
{t:"Eventually, when she felt free again, the girl w as gone and",p:45,x:90,y:685,w:401,h:16},
{t:"John went back into the building. Shattered with emotion, she",p:45,x:60,y:701,w:425,h:16},
{t:"rushed in and knocked at her husband’s office door. John opened",p:45,x:60,y:717,w:431,h:16},
{t:"the door almost immediately. He looked at her, an amorous ex-",p:45,x:60,y:733,w:432,h:16},
{t:"pression still illuminating his face.",p:45,x:60,y:749,w:229,h:16},
{t:"« Darling ? » he said, « did y ou forget to tell me something ? »",p:45,x:60,y:765,w:428,h:16},
{t:"He was peering at her questioningly, but obviously happy to",p:45,x:60,y:781,w:432,h:16},
{t:"meet her again.",p:45,x:60,y:797,w:107,h:16},
{t:"What was she supposed to reply ? « The person y ou met",p:45,x:90,y:813,w:401,h:16},
{t:"two minutes ago wasn’t me, though she looked like me. But she",p:45,x:60,y:829,w:431,h:16},
{t:"wasn’t. » She glanced at John and sighed. No , it was impos-",p:45,x:60,y:845,w:431,h:16},
{t:"sible; she’d never dare. What would he think of her ?",p:45,x:60,y:861,w:363,h:16},
{t:"« Heather, are you ok ? »",p:45,x:60,y:877,w:174,h:16},
{t:"« Oh yes, » suddenly she sounded comfortable; she even smiled.",p:45,x:60,y:893,w:431,h:16},
{t:"« It’s just that I... » Silence. As she knew John, he would finish",p:45,x:60,y:909,w:426,h:16},
{t:"the sentence himself. He was so attentive to her. To show a bold",p:45,x:60,y:925,w:431,h:16},
{t:"front, she arranged the collar of his shirt and str aightened his",p:45,x:60,y:941,w:431,h:16},
{t:"tie.",p:45,x:60,y:957,w:21,h:16},
{t:"« All right, you win » he said, as if they’d had a long argument,",p:45,x:60,y:973,w:426,h:16},
{t:"« I’ll phone Fiona myself and reserve a table at the restaurant.»",p:45,x:60,y:989,w:432,h:16},
{t:"So that was it : they were going to the restaur ant. She smiled",p:45,x:60,y:1005,w:430,h:16},
{t:"again. Dear dear John ! He shook his head, falsely irritated.",p:45,x:60,y:1021,w:405,h:16},
{t:"« I can understand that you don’t have enough time to do it",p:45,x:60,y:1037,w:430,h:16},
{t:"yourself. »",p:45,x:60,y:1053,w:72,h:16},
{t:"When she left him, after he had reminded her she w as go-",p:45,x:90,y:1069,w:401,h:16},
{t:"ing to be late to work, she felt reliev ed and anguished at the",p:45,x:60,y:1085,w:429,h:16},
{t:"same time. The strange situation she was involved in seemed",p:45,x:60,y:1101,w:431,h:16},
{t:"uncontrollable, and this she couldn’ t stand. She was a deter-",p:45,x:60,y:1117,w:432,h:16},
{t:"mined, strong-willed woman, the eruption of the irr ational in",p:45,x:60,y:1133,w:431,h:16},
{t:"her world was as extraordinary an event as it was absurd.",p:45,x:60,y:1149,w:400,h:16},
{t:"She watched around her. Where was the other one ? And",p:45,x:90,y:1165,w:400,h:16},
{t:"who was she ? Some spiritual emanation of herself or some sort",p:45,x:60,y:1181,w:426,h:16},
{t:"of ghost ? Or some foolish fancy ? The street w as empty and",p:45,x:60,y:1197,w:432,h:16},
{t:"she hesitated on the way she might take. Going to her office ?",p:45,x:60,y:1213,w:429,h:16},
{t:"Going home ? Her mind was blank, but her body spoke. It started",p:45,x:60,y:1229,w:430,h:16},
{t:"walking, leading her through the cit y, as if knowing its destina-",p:45,x:512,y:427,w:429,h:16},
{t:"tion.",p:45,x:512,y:443,w:30,h:16},
{t:"The destination was Peel street where she got back in the",p:45,x:542,y:459,w:398,h:16},
{t:"wake of her double. Heather couldn’ t help thinking that chance",p:45,x:512,y:475,w:429,h:16},
{t:"had nothing to do with this new encounter. During all the time",p:45,x:512,y:491,w:430,h:16},
{t:"she had been with John, the girl had w aited for her on purpose.",p:45,x:512,y:507,w:429,h:16},
{t:"Not to lose her. Why was a question she couldn’t answer, but",p:45,x:512,y:523,w:432,h:16},
{t:"she guessed the solution would come at the appointed time.",p:45,x:512,y:539,w:425,h:16},
{t:"She just had to walk on her double’s heels. And so she did.",p:45,x:512,y:555,w:406,h:16},
{t:"*",p:45,x:724,y:571,w:8,h:16},
{t:"She startles. Lost in her thoughts, she’ s still standing at the",p:45,x:512,y:587,w:429,h:16},
{t:"same place, near the traffic lights, not noticing that the lights",p:45,x:512,y:603,w:427,h:16},
{t:"are red for the cars and green for the pedestrians. Neither does",p:45,x:512,y:619,w:425,h:16},
{t:"it seem that she noticed the other girl has already crossed the",p:45,x:512,y:635,w:425,h:16},
{t:"roadway and is quickening her pace to catch a tram. Heather",p:45,x:512,y:651,w:431,h:16},
{t:"runs across the pedestrian crossing just when the lights turn",p:45,x:512,y:667,w:425,h:16},
{t:"green again for the cars, acceler ating as the sound of raging",p:45,x:512,y:683,w:432,h:16},
{t:"hooters hits her ears. Breathless, she jumps into the tr amway.",p:45,x:512,y:699,w:432,h:16},
{t:"During the ride, she stays at the front of the car while her double",p:45,x:512,y:715,w:428,h:16},
{t:"settles in the back. The « k eep-away-from-me » attitude of the",p:45,x:512,y:731,w:429,h:16},
{t:"other one is still efficient, and Heather doesn’ t even try to go",p:45,x:512,y:747,w:431,h:16},
{t:"nearer.",p:45,x:512,y:763,w:47,h:16},
{t:"They get off at the City Hall Station. Heather",p:45,x:542,y:779,w:295,h:16},
{t:"’s double strolls",p:45,x:840,y:779,w:102,h:16},
{t:"about a bit, an enigmatic smile dr awn on her lips, before sitting",p:45,x:512,y:795,w:429,h:16},
{t:"on a bench in front of the cit y hall’s twin buildings. Heather",p:45,x:512,y:811,w:429,h:16},
{t:"glares at her, a few yards back. The girl takes off her gloves,",p:45,x:512,y:827,w:432,h:16},
{t:"lets her hair down. Fascinated, Heather touches hers and, of",p:45,x:512,y:843,w:428,h:16},
{t:"course, her ponytail has gone. Then, the girl pats the bench",p:45,x:512,y:859,w:427,h:16},
{t:"beside her in a inviting motion. Heather feels that now she’ s",p:45,x:512,y:875,w:432,h:16},
{t:"free to join her, that the wall between them has fallen down.",p:45,x:512,y:891,w:428,h:16},
{t:"She comes slowly, sits down carefully, waits, scrutinizing this",p:45,x:512,y:907,w:430,h:16},
{t:"odd person - « Or should I say myself ? » She wonders.",p:45,x:512,y:923,w:384,h:16},
{t:"« Who are you ? » She asks.",p:45,x:512,y:939,w:196,h:16},
{t:"A squirrel skims her shoes, in search of something to eat.",p:45,x:542,y:955,w:396,h:16},
{t:"As she doesn’t move, the small animal bolts through the gr ass.",p:45,x:512,y:971,w:432,h:16},
{t:"« Who are you ? »",p:45,x:512,y:987,w:126,h:16},
{t:"« I am your present. »",p:45,x:512,y:1003,w:155,h:16},
{t:"« What ? »",p:45,x:512,y:1019,w:74,h:16},
{t:"She just cannot believe what she’s heard.",p:45,x:542,y:1035,w:286,h:16},
{t:"« What do you mean, my present ? »",p:45,x:512,y:1051,w:256,h:16},
{t:"« You’re out of time, Heather ! You’re going too slow and you",p:45,x:512,y:1067,w:432,h:16},
{t:"don’t walk with your present anymore. You’re always a few steps",p:45,x:512,y:1083,w:431,h:16},
{t:"behind, that",p:45,x:512,y:1099,w:83,h:16},
{t:"’s why you see me. In fact, you should be at my",p:45,x:597,y:1099,w:347,h:16},
{t:"place because it is your place, not mine. The one y ou occupy at",p:45,x:512,y:1115,w:432,h:16},
{t:"this moment doesn’t exist and if you don’t react one way or",p:45,x:512,y:1131,w:432,h:16},
{t:"another, you won’t exist anymore. You must understand you are",p:45,x:512,y:1147,w:432,h:16},
{t:"dying. »",p:45,x:512,y:1163,w:55,h:16},
{t:"« Dying ? »",p:45,x:512,y:1179,w:78,h:16},
{t:"« Wake up, Heather, you’re already part of the past, part of y our",p:45,x:512,y:1195,w:432,h:16},
{t:"past ! I’m here to warn you. Come back to reality. »",p:45,x:512,y:1211,w:359,h:16},
{t:"« Hey, young lady, is there something wrong ? »",p:45,x:512,y:1227,w:331,h:16},
{t:"©Claudio Parentela",p:45,x:512,y:386,w:114,h:13},
{t:"Website:  http://www.graphola.com/artist_detail.php?id=120",p:45,x:512,y:401,w:418,h:16},
{t:" Skyline Magazine",p:46,x:60,y:1257,w:130,h:16},
{t:"                             May June 2004",p:46,x:660,y:1257,w:258,h:16},
{t:"46",p:46,x:493,y:1259,w:20,h:16},
{t:"Heather starts as a male voice growls behind her. She turns",p:46,x:90,y:57,w:401,h:16},
{t:"her head and faces a tall sturdy street -sweeper who observes",p:46,x:60,y:73,w:432,h:16},
{t:"her inquiringly.",p:46,x:60,y:89,w:102,h:16},
{t:"« We... we’re just talking, » she stammers. Then, a bit angry :",p:46,x:60,y:105,w:425,h:16},
{t:"« Is it forbidden ? »",p:46,x:60,y:121,w:134,h:16},
{t:"Who does this fat old imbecile think he is ? But the man doesn’",p:46,x:60,y:137,w:419,h:16},
{t:"t",p:46,x:487,y:137,w:5,h:16},
{t:"seem to be impressed by her disdainful tone. On the contr ary,",p:46,x:60,y:153,w:432,h:16},
{t:"his voice sounds rather kind, a bit amused.",p:46,x:60,y:169,w:294,h:16},
{t:"« Talking, uh ? Whom to ? »",p:46,x:60,y:185,w:190,h:16},
{t:"«Oh boy ! »",p:46,x:60,y:201,w:81,h:16},
{t:"Confused, she discovers she’s alone on the bench. Alone",p:46,x:90,y:217,w:399,h:16},
{t:"and frustrated. Flushed with shame. The sweeper chuckles,",p:46,x:60,y:233,w:418,h:16},
{t:"shakes his head, compassionate. Then, he shrugs and contin-",p:46,x:60,y:249,w:426,h:16},
{t:"ues his work.",p:46,x:60,y:265,w:90,h:16},
{t:"*",p:46,x:272,y:281,w:8,h:16},
{t:"For a moment, Heather believes that the other girl has disap-",p:46,x:60,y:297,w:428,h:16},
{t:"peared totally. She relaxes a bit. But the illusion doesn’ t last. All",p:46,x:60,y:313,w:431,h:16},
{t:"of a sudden, a voice breaks the artificial quietness of her mind.",p:46,x:60,y:329,w:427,h:16},
{t:"And she recognizes it, for it is hers. Although the words don’",p:46,x:60,y:345,w:421,h:16},
{t:"t",p:46,x:487,y:345,w:5,h:16},
{t:"belong to her. Once again, she has the disturbing sensation that",p:46,x:60,y:361,w:426,h:16},
{t:"she suffers from split personalit y.",p:46,x:60,y:377,w:230,h:16},
{t:"« I said wake up, » the voice yells in her head. « Can’t you see",p:46,x:60,y:393,w:432,h:16},
{t:"what’s happening ? Just look around. »",p:46,x:60,y:409,w:265,h:16},
{t:"Good gracious ! Everything appears more distant, as if the land-",p:46,x:60,y:425,w:427,h:16},
{t:"scape has moved while she was listening to the madness in her",p:46,x:60,y:441,w:428,h:16},
{t:"brain. And she realizes with horror that the phenomenon’ s still",p:46,x:60,y:457,w:431,h:16},
{t:"active when it becomes clear that the street and buildings are",p:46,x:60,y:473,w:426,h:16},
{t:"getting smaller and smaller. As if the whole town was shunning",p:46,x:60,y:489,w:431,h:16},
{t:"her. She feels like water sucked up by the siphon of a sink.",p:46,x:60,y:505,w:404,h:16},
{t:"« What are you waiting for ? » The voice shouts. « Time’s flying",p:46,x:60,y:521,w:431,h:16},
{t:"away. This is no game ! Stand up, Heather, stand up and run ! »",p:46,x:60,y:537,w:430,h:16},
{t:"Heather hesitates, walks a few yards. This situation is so ab-",p:46,x:60,y:553,w:429,h:16},
{t:"surd, even if she has the intuition it is real.",p:46,x:60,y:569,w:293,h:16},
{t:"« Run, Heather, run ! »",p:46,x:60,y:585,w:158,h:16},
{t:"How about John and everyday life ? And Keith ? And their",p:46,x:90,y:601,w:400,h:16},
{t:"going out tonight at the restaur ant ? Her marks evaporates in a",p:46,x:60,y:617,w:431,h:16},
{t:"devastating whirlwind.",p:46,x:60,y:633,w:152,h:16},
{t:"« Come on ! » The sound of the voice weakens. « If you still",p:46,x:60,y:649,w:431,h:16},
{t:"hear me, for heaven’s sake, rejoin me ! Unite with me ! Unite",p:46,x:60,y:665,w:428,h:16},
{t:"again ! This is the only way for you to get saved. »",p:46,x:60,y:681,w:350,h:16},
{t:"Heather quickens her pace. Faster. And faster. She disci-",p:46,x:90,y:697,w:401,h:16},
{t:"plines her breath for she guesses she’ s beginning a long, hard,",p:46,x:60,y:713,w:429,h:16},
{t:"exhausting run. That she must rush and, at the same time, bal-",p:46,x:60,y:729,w:425,h:16},
{t:"ance her effort. Because she is r acing with time and death. Oh",p:46,x:60,y:745,w:429,h:16},
{t:"yes, this is no game !",p:46,x:60,y:761,w:146,h:16},
{t:"Eyes wide opened, she concentrates on her muscles and",p:46,x:90,y:777,w:400,h:16},
{t:"throws herself straight ahead on the roadway, while the voice",p:46,x:60,y:793,w:432,h:16},
{t:"echoing in her head keeps repeating as a mantra :",p:46,x:60,y:809,w:349,h:16},
{t:"« Run, Heather, run !»",p:46,x:60,y:825,w:153,h:16},
{t:"Eric Tessier was born in Chatou, France. He is the editor of the",p:46,x:62,y:848,w:426,h:16},
{t:"literary magazine “La Nef des Fous” and a regular collaborator",p:46,x:62,y:864,w:429,h:16},
{t:"of the literary review “Place A ux Sens.” He has written one",p:46,x:62,y:880,w:426,h:16},
{t:"avant-garde novel : Cartes postales du Tanganyika (éditions",p:46,x:62,y:896,w:428,h:16},
{t:"Odyssée), and three collections of short stories : Jeu avec un",p:46,x:62,y:912,w:428,h:16},
{t:"enfant mort (éditions Rafael de Surtis), Le vin étoilé and Fleurs",p:46,x:62,y:928,w:426,h:16},
{t:"de givre (éditions Editinter). He also writes book reviews and",p:46,x:62,y:944,w:423,h:16},
{t:"essays. His English short stories ma y be read regularly in Sky-",p:46,x:62,y:960,w:429,h:16},
{t:"line Magazine. He currently works at the French social securit",p:46,x:62,y:976,w:411,h:16},
{t:"y,",p:46,x:480,y:976,w:11,h:16},
{t:"as a legal expert.",p:46,x:62,y:992,w:117,h:16},
{t:"tastes like chicken",p:46,x:636,y:603,w:184,h:24},
{t:"cartoons by Tony Rubino",p:46,x:644,y:629,w:168,h:16},
{t:"301.320.7212   chickenesque@aol.com",p:46,x:593,y:645,w:269,h:16},
{t:"Tony Rubino has authored 3 books (Life Lessons From Melrose",p:46,x:514,y:676,w:425,h:16},
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{t:"Procrastinate), and written for publications such as MAD Maga-",p:46,x:514,y:708,w:424,h:16},
{t:"zine, Cracked, and National lampoon. He's also been syndicated",p:46,x:514,y:724,w:424,h:16},
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{t:"so much that last part.",p:46,x:514,y:772,w:154,h:16},
{t:"This collection of short stories is about",p:46,x:213,y:1054,w:270,h:16},
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{t:"stories. A journey to the centre of the",p:46,x:213,y:1084,w:270,h:16},
{t:"mind. Eric Tessier writes regularly in",p:46,x:213,y:1099,w:271,h:16},
{t:"Skyline Magazine where you can read him",p:46,x:213,y:1114,w:275,h:16},
{t:"in English. With Fleurs De Givre, you have",p:46,x:213,y:1129,w:275,h:16},
{t:"the opportunity to discover his work in",p:46,x:213,y:1144,w:273,h:16},
{t:"French.",p:46,x:213,y:1159,w:49,h:16},
{t:"To contact him : nefdesfous@voila.fr",p:46,x:213,y:1189,w:251,h:16},
{t:"To buy the book : www.fnac.com",p:46,x:213,y:1204,w:226,h:16},
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{t:"Fleurs De Givre",p:46,x:275,y:1018,w:142,h:20},
{t:"by Eric Tessier",p:46,x:298,y:1039,w:98,h:16},
{t:"©Tony Rubino",p:46,x:799,y:1228,w:72,h:11},
{t:" Arts & Entertainment",p:47,x:60,y:1255,w:159,h:16},
{t:"                                  “Reach for the Sky...”",p:47,x:599,y:1255,w:330,h:16},
{t:"47",p:47,x:490,y:1259,w:20,h:16},
{t:"“Where is Kiser?” Yelled the matron to one of the bo ys who",p:47,x:90,y:164,w:401,h:16},
{t:"lived in the orphanage with me.",p:47,x:60,y:179,w:215,h:16},
{t:"“I don’t know Ma’am. He was just here a minute ago , ” he",p:47,x:90,y:194,w:402,h:16},
{t:"told her.",p:47,x:60,y:209,w:56,h:16},
{t:"“KISER!” screamed the matron at the top of her v oice.",p:47,x:90,y:224,w:375,h:16},
{t:"I felt a little sick that da y after we kids had eaten our break -",p:47,x:90,y:239,w:402,h:16},
{t:"fast. I was sitting on the toilet because m y stomach was not",p:47,x:60,y:254,w:431,h:16},
{t:"right, and it was hurting me, real bad like.",p:47,x:60,y:269,w:292,h:16},
{t:"“KISER!” yelled the matron again.",p:47,x:90,y:284,w:230,h:16},
{t:"“I’M RIGHT HERE, MRS",p:47,x:90,y:299,w:161,h:16},
{t:". MA ’AM, IN THE BA THROOM, ” I",p:47,x:259,y:299,w:233,h:16},
{t:"hollered out to her.",p:47,x:60,y:314,w:131,h:16},
{t:"Within several seconds the matron entered the bathroom",p:47,x:90,y:329,w:397,h:16},
{t:"and stood directly in front of me.",p:47,x:60,y:344,w:224,h:16},
{t:"I looked down at the floor because I w as embarrassed that",p:47,x:90,y:359,w:401,h:16},
{t:"someone was seeing me sit on the toilet. I nev er did like to have",p:47,x:60,y:374,w:432,h:16},
{t:"anyone see me sitting on the toilet. To me there was always",p:47,x:60,y:389,w:432,h:16},
{t:"something real personal about ha ving to use the bathroom.",p:47,x:60,y:404,w:407,h:16},
{t:"The matron just stood there, her arms up on her hips, tow",p:47,x:90,y:419,w:389,h:16},
{t:"-",p:47,x:486,y:419,w:6,h:16},
{t:"ering above me, like a large city skyscraper.",p:47,x:60,y:434,w:304,h:16},
{t:"“I’m sorry, Ma’am that I didn’ t ask to use the bathroom this",p:47,x:90,y:449,w:399,h:16},
{t:"time. But I was hurting real bad in my stomach and I didn’ t",p:47,x:60,y:464,w:432,h:16},
{t:"know if I could really use it for sure or not.",p:47,x:60,y:479,w:292,h:16},
{t:"”",p:47,x:356,y:479,w:6,h:16},
{t:"I placed my hand in front of me so that nothing priv ate",p:47,x:90,y:494,w:402,h:16},
{t:"would show, ‘cause she was a lady.",p:47,x:60,y:509,w:242,h:16},
{t:"“Get up. Right now, ” she demanded, gritting her teeth at",p:47,x:90,y:524,w:398,h:16},
{t:"me.",p:47,x:60,y:539,w:25,h:16},
{t:"“I’m really sorry that I didn’ t ask permission. I really am. ” I",p:47,x:90,y:554,w:402,h:16},
{t:"told her.",p:47,x:60,y:569,w:56,h:16},
{t:"She reached out and grabbed me by the arm and jerked me",p:47,x:90,y:584,w:402,h:16},
{t:"off the toilet. I tried, as best I could, to co ver myself. My little",p:47,x:60,y:599,w:431,h:16},
{t:"short pants fell all the way down to the floor. About that time the",p:47,x:60,y:614,w:430,h:16},
{t:"worst thing that could happen did. I had a little accident on",p:47,x:60,y:629,w:425,h:16},
{t:"myself.",p:47,x:60,y:644,w:49,h:16},
{t:"“DON’T YOU MOVE YOUNG MAN,” she yelled out in a slow",p:47,x:90,y:659,w:400,h:16},
{t:"drawn out manner, as she headed out the door.",p:47,x:60,y:674,w:326,h:16},
{t:"I will never forget how embarrassed I was that day. I just",p:47,x:90,y:689,w:401,h:16},
{t:"stood there afraid to move a muscle. Very slowly I reached over",p:47,x:60,y:704,w:432,h:16},
{t:"and I pulled off a line of toilet paper and I co vered myself in the",p:47,x:60,y:719,w:431,h:16},
{t:"front. I did not try and clean m yself for I was afraid to move. I",p:47,x:60,y:734,w:432,h:16},
{t:"looked up and I saw my naked self in the large bathroom mirror",p:47,x:60,y:749,w:428,h:16},
{t:"and I started to cry.",p:47,x:60,y:764,w:137,h:16},
{t:"When she returned she beat the holy hell out of me with a",p:47,x:90,y:779,w:396,h:16},
{t:"polo paddle.",p:47,x:60,y:794,w:82,h:16},
{t:"I spent the entire day cleaning up the terrible mess that",p:47,x:90,y:809,w:398,h:16},
{t:"was made in the bathroom because of that beating.",p:47,x:60,y:824,w:350,h:16},
{t:"Fifty years later, I have never forgotten what I saw that day",p:47,x:90,y:839,w:402,h:16},
{t:"in the mirror. A little seven-year-old boy, almost totally naked,",p:47,x:60,y:854,w:432,h:16},
{t:"his pants down around his ankles, afr aid to move a muscle.",p:47,x:60,y:869,w:409,h:16},
{t:"I will never forget what it felt like for an innocent little child",p:47,x:90,y:885,w:399,h:16},
{t:"to have to ask permission to use the bathroom, or get a drink of",p:47,x:60,y:901,w:425,h:16},
{t:"water.",p:47,x:60,y:917,w:41,h:16},
{t:"Many people associate freedom with different types of things.",p:47,x:90,y:932,w:403,h:16},
{t:"But there are those of us, many are orphans and abused chil-",p:47,x:60,y:947,w:429,h:16},
{t:"dren, who appreciate “freedom” because they ha ve been given",p:47,x:60,y:962,w:432,h:16},
{t:"something that most people tak e for granted, every single day.",p:47,x:60,y:977,w:432,h:16},
{t:"Something as simple as having the right to use the bathroom",p:47,x:60,y:992,w:428,h:16},
{t:"without having to ask permission.",p:47,x:60,y:1007,w:229,h:16},
{t:"Stories from The Life and Times of R oger Dean Kiser:",p:47,x:91,y:1034,w:367,h:16},
{t:"http://www.rogerdeankiser.com",p:47,x:166,y:1049,w:218,h:16},
{t:"“Freedom”",p:47,x:191,y:62,w:169,h:29},
{t:"Can Sometimes Be A Private Thing",p:47,x:101,y:104,w:346,h:18},
{t:"$12.95",p:47,x:786,y:1091,w:55,h:22},
{t:"Roger Dean Kiser",p:47,x:217,y:130,w:116,h:24},
{t:"Roger Dean Kiser & Ed Asner",p:47,x:60,y:1069,w:205,h:15},
{t:"Ed Asner",p:47,x:60,y:1084,w:56,h:15},
{t:"’s bustling, award-winning acting career and a busy politi-",p:47,x:117,y:1084,w:369,h:15},
{t:"cal agenda, have not stopped him from lending his support and",p:47,x:60,y:1098,w:424,h:15},
{t:"voice to Roger Dean Kiser. Asner is credited as a factor in the pub-",p:47,x:60,y:1112,w:426,h:15},
{t:"lishing of Kiser’s first book Orphan in 2001 and was the Executive",p:47,x:60,y:1126,w:432,h:15},
{t:"Producer on the short film The Bully, written and directed b y Nicho-",p:47,x:60,y:1140,w:431,h:15},
{t:"las Delfino and adapted from the Kiser short story by the same",p:47,x:60,y:1154,w:422,h:15},
{t:"name. More recently he recorded two of Kiser’ s works Butterflies",p:47,x:60,y:1169,w:431,h:15},
{t:"and Elvis Died in a Florida Barber College as audio stories for “Bear -",p:47,x:60,y:1183,w:432,h:15},
{t:"Buca Entertainment.” Asner has also been very supportive in the",p:47,x:60,y:1197,w:431,h:15},
{t:"development of a possible feature film or television series based on",p:47,x:60,y:1211,w:423,h:15},
{t:"Kiser’s stories.",p:47,x:60,y:1227,w:93,h:15},
{t:"My Emigrant",p:47,x:638,y:95,w:79,h:22},
{t:"I shall but wait",p:47,x:638,y:131,w:102,h:16},
{t:"To hear the voice",p:47,x:638,y:146,w:117,h:16},
{t:"Once brought joy",p:47,x:638,y:162,w:119,h:16},
{t:"To me",p:47,x:638,y:177,w:41,h:16},
{t:"I shall not cease",p:47,x:638,y:208,w:111,h:16},
{t:"Those bitter tears",p:47,x:638,y:223,w:119,h:16},
{t:"Until your arms",p:47,x:638,y:238,w:105,h:16},
{t:"Wrap, warm me",p:47,x:638,y:254,w:109,h:16},
{t:"I shall not sing",p:47,x:638,y:284,w:100,h:16},
{t:"In joyous tones",p:47,x:638,y:300,w:105,h:16},
{t:"Nor my Harp",p:47,x:638,y:315,w:87,h:16},
{t:"Accompany",p:47,x:638,y:330,w:78,h:16},
{t:"I shall see no Glow",p:47,x:638,y:361,w:129,h:16},
{t:"Cross my threshold",p:47,x:638,y:376,w:132,h:16},
{t:"Door",p:47,x:638,y:392,w:32,h:16},
{t:"Till the latch",p:47,x:638,y:407,w:82,h:16},
{t:"Your hand sets free",p:47,x:638,y:422,w:131,h:16},
{t:"I shall but wait",p:47,x:638,y:453,w:102,h:16},
{t:"Your coming home",p:47,x:638,y:468,w:126,h:16},
{t:"By the hearth",p:47,x:638,y:484,w:92,h:16},
{t:"Kept warm",p:47,x:638,y:499,w:73,h:16},
{t:"For Thee",p:47,x:638,y:514,w:59,h:16},
{t:"Homeland",p:47,x:638,y:555,w:63,h:22},
{t:"Sometimes now past",p:47,x:638,y:591,w:141,h:16},
{t:"My Wondering prance",p:47,x:638,y:606,w:148,h:16},
{t:"Brought me far away",p:47,x:638,y:622,w:144,h:16},
{t:"With dreams",p:47,x:638,y:637,w:85,h:16},
{t:"Far it may be",p:47,x:638,y:668,w:90,h:16},
{t:"Yet my heart",p:47,x:638,y:683,w:87,h:16},
{t:"Feels glee",p:47,x:638,y:698,w:67,h:16},
{t:"Tis your memory",p:47,x:638,y:729,w:115,h:16},
{t:"Warm",p:47,x:638,y:744,w:39,h:16},
{t:"Inside of me",p:47,x:638,y:760,w:85,h:16},
{t:"No matter the shore",p:47,x:638,y:790,w:137,h:16},
{t:"Nor where I roam",p:47,x:638,y:806,w:120,h:16},
{t:"My thoughts abide",p:47,x:638,y:821,w:124,h:16},
{t:"With ye",p:47,x:638,y:836,w:51,h:16},
{t:"My Love to you",p:47,x:638,y:867,w:104,h:16},
{t:"Home of my Youth",p:47,x:638,y:882,w:126,h:16},
{t:"And my Kinsman",p:47,x:638,y:898,w:115,h:16},
{t:"Forever be",p:47,x:638,y:913,w:73,h:16},
{t:"Donal O’Brien",p:47,x:635,y:60,w:186,h:24},
{t:"We Celts are Nations of Emigrants...For all Celts",p:47,x:591,y:935,w:267,h:20},
{t:"I am Donal O’ Brien from Cork City Rep of Ireland. My hobbies",p:47,x:512,y:961,w:429,h:16},
{t:"are Reading and Writing.  At one stage I worked as a profes-",p:47,x:512,y:977,w:430,h:16},
{t:"sional Jazz/Blues/Pop singer.  At present I am writing a novel.",p:47,x:512,y:993,w:426,h:16},
{t:" Skyline Magazine",p:48,x:60,y:1257,w:130,h:16},
{t:"                             May June 2004",p:48,x:660,y:1257,w:258,h:16},
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{t:"out by the boundary stone",p:48,x:166,y:155,w:179,h:16},
{t:"that separates your house from mine.",p:48,x:166,y:171,w:258,h:16},
{t:"I’m flat on my back in the snow",p:48,x:166,y:187,w:217,h:16},
{t:"and the impotent twilight,",p:48,x:166,y:203,w:175,h:16},
{t:"out from under the yew tree",p:48,x:166,y:219,w:195,h:16},
{t:"and the marrow-boned moon",p:48,x:166,y:235,w:199,h:16},
{t:"where I feel you in me,",p:48,x:166,y:251,w:160,h:16},
{t:"again coloring wind with breath",p:48,x:166,y:267,w:212,h:16},
{t:"which curls around the edges",p:48,x:166,y:283,w:198,h:16},
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{t:"parrot19@earthlink.net",p:48,x:196,y:997,w:156,h:14},
{t:"Winter Solstice At Night",p:48,x:202,y:93,w:145,h:22},
{t:"Diana Elliott Halgren",p:48,x:145,y:60,w:259,h:22},
{t:"On Viewing Nasal Recitals, after the Breakup",p:48,x:137,y:357,w:275,h:22},
{t:"I’d give anything to hear your snores,",p:48,x:146,y:400,w:259,h:16},
{t:"Watch the flickers of your nostrils",p:48,x:146,y:416,w:229,h:16},
{t:"Suck air naked",p:48,x:146,y:432,w:101,h:16},
{t:"And bury you in hollow rasping breaths:",p:48,x:146,y:448,w:274,h:16},
{t:"A kind of human purring,",p:48,x:146,y:464,w:170,h:16},
{t:"Sound which holds back all sound.",p:48,x:146,y:480,w:233,h:16},
{t:"I didn’t know that then,",p:48,x:146,y:496,w:161,h:16},
{t:"Only creeping irritation",p:48,x:146,y:512,w:155,h:16},
{t:"As I’d lie awake tense,",p:48,x:146,y:528,w:154,h:16},
{t:"Wishing you were dead.",p:48,x:146,y:544,w:163,h:16},
{t:"I just wanted to gather myself in,",p:48,x:146,y:560,w:230,h:16},
{t:"Flatten out my mind",p:48,x:146,y:576,w:138,h:16},
{t:"And listen to quiet undertones",p:48,x:146,y:592,w:204,h:16},
{t:"Of my own well-mannered breaths,",p:48,x:146,y:608,w:240,h:16},
{t:"But I lost myself in your noise,",p:48,x:146,y:624,w:211,h:16},
{t:"The way I am invisible now",p:48,x:146,y:640,w:186,h:16},
{t:"Under cold sheets,",p:48,x:146,y:656,w:126,h:16},
{t:"Sounds of passing cars,",p:48,x:146,y:672,w:161,h:16},
{t:"Rumble of the 3am train,",p:48,x:146,y:688,w:172,h:16},
{t:"And quiet hissing",p:48,x:146,y:704,w:116,h:16},
{t:"Of lace curtains",p:48,x:146,y:720,w:105,h:16},
{t:"Breathing in and out wind.",p:48,x:146,y:736,w:179,h:16},
{t:"Diana Elliott Halgren: My work has previously been published",p:48,x:60,y:782,w:427,h:16},
{t:"in “A Write to Tell ”. I received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Cre-",p:48,x:60,y:798,w:429,h:16},
{t:"ative Writing from the Universit y of Minnesota and currently",p:48,x:60,y:814,w:427,h:16},
{t:"working on a collection of short stories.",p:48,x:60,y:830,w:270,h:16},
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{t:"while you know the end of walls,",p:48,x:512,y:607,w:224,h:16},
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{t:"Would there be torture? Do my",p:49,x:60,y:226,w:220,h:16},
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{t:"mately forgotten by all who knew",p:49,x:60,y:274,w:228,h:16},
{t:"me? The hours crept by, agoniz-",p:49,x:60,y:290,w:232,h:16},
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{t:"And then it came! A glimmer of light that grew until it w as",p:49,x:90,y:434,w:402,h:16},
{t:"big enough to make my dash for freedom! I pushed myself harder",p:49,x:60,y:450,w:432,h:16},
{t:"than I ever had before, ignoring everything but the light in front",p:49,x:60,y:466,w:429,h:16},
{t:"of me and the fresh air pouring in. I burst through the opening,",p:49,x:60,y:482,w:430,h:16},
{t:"startling my captors. Off balance, their fr antic efforts to grab",p:49,x:60,y:498,w:432,h:16},
{t:"me were futile, for I was moving like the wind. To be back in the",p:49,x:60,y:514,w:431,h:16},
{t:"sunshine and fresh air again was wonderful! Never again will I",p:49,x:60,y:530,w:430,h:16},
{t:"take it for granted! When I get back to the flower bed, I will tell",p:49,x:60,y:546,w:426,h:16},
{t:"all the other butterflies of my experience in the coffee can, and",p:49,x:60,y:562,w:428,h:16},
{t:"let them know to avoid the Dawson’s clover patch - the Grand",p:49,x:60,y:578,w:432,h:16},
{t:"kids are visiting!",p:49,x:60,y:594,w:111,h:16},
{t:"John Frank",p:49,x:117,y:62,w:124,h:41},
{t:"John Frank: A former Marine, currently residing in the W ash-",p:49,x:60,y:617,w:432,h:16},
{t:"ington, DC, suburbs with my wife and two Beagles - George and",p:49,x:60,y:632,w:428,h:16},
{t:"Carlin.  Have a published item in Panorama e-mag.",p:49,x:60,y:647,w:350,h:16},
{t:"Monica E. Smith",p:49,x:800,y:1088,w:99,h:22},
{t:"wordsmith@ctcn.net",p:49,x:793,y:1108,w:116,h:20},
{t:"...where the coffee is strong,",p:49,x:756,y:1141,w:142,h:19},
{t:"the poetry sweet and both linger",p:49,x:744,y:1159,w:165,h:19},
{t:"well into the early hours...",p:49,x:761,y:1177,w:132,h:19},
{t:"http://expressocafe.org",p:49,x:752,y:1199,w:151,h:18},
{t:"Monica Ellen",p:49,x:665,y:70,w:136,h:41},
{t:"Monica Ellen (aka Monica E. Smith) has been widely published",p:49,x:512,y:740,w:426,h:16},
{t:"in print and online, focusing mainly on free v erse poetry. Her",p:49,x:512,y:755,w:432,h:16},
{t:"work has appeared in Comrades; Poetry Life & Times; Ibbetson",p:49,x:512,y:770,w:429,h:16},
{t:"Street Press; MAG (Muse Apprentice Guild); P oetic Voices; Sky-",p:49,x:512,y:785,w:432,h:16},
{t:"line, et al., and she is a Featured Poet at Kookamonga Square.",p:49,x:512,y:800,w:430,h:16},
{t:"Most of her poetry is inspired by social/political/spiritual issues",p:49,x:512,y:815,w:425,h:16},
{t:"and situations and stems from lo ve, the importance of friend-",p:49,x:512,y:830,w:429,h:16},
{t:"ship and other relationships, longings and fears. Her first book,",p:49,x:512,y:845,w:425,h:16},
{t:"“Days of Fine Gray Ash” is a compilation of poetry about the",p:49,x:512,y:860,w:427,h:16},
{t:"many natures of love—a topic she feels can never be exhausted:",p:49,x:512,y:875,w:430,h:16},
{t:"“for love rules my heart and my life. Whether we understand it",p:49,x:512,y:890,w:429,h:16},
{t:"or not, love—and its loss—is something we ha ve all experienced",p:49,x:512,y:905,w:430,h:16},
{t:"in one way or another. It is what moves us, what keeps us go-",p:49,x:512,y:920,w:431,h:16},
{t:"ing, what gives life meaning; it is the reason we exist",p:49,x:512,y:935,w:384,h:16},
{t:"—and,",p:49,x:901,y:935,w:42,h:16},
{t:"sometimes, the reason we die.” (from “Days of Fine Gray Ash”).",p:49,x:512,y:950,w:431,h:16},
{t:"A copy of her book can be purchased by emailing Monica at",p:49,x:512,y:965,w:425,h:16},
{t:"wordsmith@ctcn.net",p:49,x:512,y:980,w:137,h:16},
{t:"Mask",p:49,x:706,y:132,w:45,h:31},
{t:"You see through my mask.",p:49,x:600,y:181,w:183,h:16},
{t:"You feel my frustration",p:49,x:600,y:197,w:156,h:16},
{t:"And sense the warmth of tears flowing freely",p:49,x:600,y:213,w:306,h:16},
{t:"In the wake of my smile",p:49,x:600,y:229,w:166,h:16},
{t:"As if they were your own.",p:49,x:600,y:245,w:176,h:16},
{t:"You see through my mask.",p:49,x:600,y:261,w:183,h:16},
{t:"You pardon my uncertainty",p:49,x:600,y:277,w:185,h:16},
{t:"And understand crippling fears",p:49,x:600,y:293,w:208,h:16},
{t:"That take their hold as courage wanes,",p:49,x:600,y:309,w:267,h:16},
{t:"For they have been your own.",p:49,x:600,y:325,w:205,h:16},
{t:"You remove my mask,",p:49,x:600,y:341,w:152,h:16},
{t:"Revealing a power",p:49,x:600,y:357,w:124,h:16},
{t:"That lies beneath imagined weakness,",p:49,x:600,y:373,w:258,h:16},
{t:"And at that moment I become aware",p:49,x:600,y:389,w:253,h:16},
{t:"That together we are strength.",p:49,x:600,y:405,w:208,h:16},
{t:"I do not love you",p:49,x:596,y:514,w:117,h:16},
{t:"for what you give,   ",p:49,x:596,y:530,w:140,h:16},
{t:"but for what I am",p:49,x:596,y:546,w:119,h:16},
{t:"when I am with you,",p:49,x:596,y:562,w:141,h:16},
{t:"I do not only love you",p:49,x:596,y:578,w:151,h:16},
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{t:"but in spite of what I am",p:49,x:596,y:610,w:168,h:16},
{t:"you love me still;",p:49,x:596,y:626,w:117,h:16},
{t:"I will never love you",p:49,x:596,y:642,w:139,h:16},
{t:"despite anything,  ",p:49,x:596,y:658,w:129,h:16},
{t:"but because of everything you are",p:49,x:596,y:674,w:235,h:16},
{t:"I love you",p:49,x:596,y:690,w:68,h:16},
{t:"I Do Not Love Y ou",p:49,x:660,y:459,w:136,h:31},
{t:"And some of those people are critics. Honestly I don’",p:49,x:60,y:1014,w:376,h:16},
{t:"t need",p:49,x:446,y:1014,w:44,h:16},
{t:"anyone to tell me that we’re great, and con versely it doesn’t",p:49,x:60,y:1030,w:432,h:16},
{t:"affect me too much when they think we suck. (though nobody",p:49,x:60,y:1046,w:425,h:16},
{t:"has told us we suck) therefore, when I get a bad review",p:49,x:60,y:1062,w:372,h:16},
{t:", I don’t",p:49,x:438,y:1062,w:54,h:16},
{t:"take it that personally. Does that sound cocky? I hope not :) The",p:49,x:60,y:1078,w:427,h:16},
{t:"point is, when you believe in yourself and your band, you’re not",p:49,x:60,y:1094,w:431,h:16},
{t:"so vulnerable to critics.",p:49,x:60,y:1110,w:158,h:16},
{t:"Shawn: Do any of you have families? If so, is it hard when your",p:49,x:60,y:1142,w:432,h:16},
{t:"on tour? Do they go with you?",p:49,x:60,y:1158,w:208,h:16},
{t:"Machine: We all have families. Neil has a young daughter. It’s",p:49,x:60,y:1174,w:431,h:16},
{t:"tough for him to be away for a long time. Understandably so .",p:49,x:60,y:1190,w:432,h:16},
{t:"I’m sure it would be more difficult if he were going on the road",p:49,x:60,y:1206,w:425,h:16},
{t:"selling insurance. the payoff is we get to ROCK when we’re a way.",p:49,x:60,y:1222,w:432,h:16},
{t:"The Machine",p:49,x:196,y:950,w:169,h:34},
{t:"from page 12",p:49,x:60,y:987,w:80,h:13},
{t:"Near Miss",p:49,x:122,y:105,w:115,h:41},
{t:"Near Miss",p:49,x:122,y:104,w:115,h:41},
{t:"Near Miss",p:49,x:121,y:104,w:115,h:41},
{t:"Steve Cartwright Illustrations",p:49,x:310,y:283,w:0,h:11},
{t:" Skyline Magazine",p:50,x:60,y:1257,w:130,h:16},
{t:"                             May June 2004",p:50,x:660,y:1257,w:258,h:16},
{t:"50",p:50,x:493,y:1259,w:20,h:16},
{t:"Empty Arms",p:50,x:258,y:140,w:74,h:22},
{t:"Myra Brown",p:50,x:221,y:109,w:149,h:22},
{t:"You were never in my arms",p:50,x:157,y:176,w:188,h:16},
{t:"I never saw your smile",p:50,x:157,y:191,w:156,h:16},
{t:"Yet in my heart you live",p:50,x:157,y:206,w:163,h:16},
{t:"My sweet and loving child",p:50,x:157,y:221,w:175,h:16},
{t:"Though you never saw the sun rise",p:50,x:157,y:251,w:240,h:16},
{t:"Or played with youthful grace",p:50,x:157,y:266,w:203,h:16},
{t:"In my mind I see you",p:50,x:157,y:281,w:148,h:16},
{t:"Running in a better place",p:50,x:157,y:296,w:170,h:16},
{t:"My angel up in heaven",p:50,x:157,y:326,w:155,h:16},
{t:"Although you never knew my name.",p:50,x:157,y:341,w:248,h:16},
{t:"I dream about you always",p:50,x:157,y:356,w:179,h:16},
{t:"And miss you just the same",p:50,x:157,y:371,w:189,h:16},
{t:"You’re an angel soaring high the skies",p:50,x:157,y:401,w:257,h:16},
{t:"Not knowing  the love within my eyes",p:50,x:157,y:416,w:258,h:16},
{t:"Yet I still feel you moving in my sleep",p:50,x:157,y:431,w:258,h:16},
{t:"And await the day we finally meet",p:50,x:157,y:446,w:232,h:16},
{t:"My own little boy",p:50,x:157,y:476,w:116,h:16},
{t:"I know you wait to see",p:50,x:157,y:491,w:155,h:16},
{t:"The day that I arrive with joy",p:50,x:157,y:506,w:202,h:16},
{t:"You’ll come running out to me",p:50,x:157,y:521,w:203,h:16},
{t:"Joined At The Heart",p:50,x:372,y:60,w:269,h:43},
{t:" Music: a fuel for thought",p:50,x:650,y:141,w:155,h:22},
{t:"Craig Seeber",p:50,x:650,y:106,w:155,h:22},
{t:"Unintentionally",p:50,x:652,y:177,w:100,h:16},
{t:"Woven from sound",p:50,x:652,y:193,w:127,h:16},
{t:"A notion can be",p:50,x:652,y:209,w:105,h:16},
{t:"To a melody bound",p:50,x:652,y:225,w:128,h:16},
{t:"Though only one note",p:50,x:652,y:241,w:147,h:16},
{t:"Going steadily round",p:50,x:652,y:257,w:140,h:16},
{t:"At loudest remote",p:50,x:652,y:273,w:121,h:16},
{t:"The attention retaining",p:50,x:652,y:289,w:154,h:16},
{t:"So the mind can float",p:50,x:652,y:305,w:145,h:16},
{t:"Among questions raining",p:50,x:652,y:321,w:169,h:16},
{t:"To the answers afar",p:50,x:652,y:337,w:133,h:16},
{t:"You’re boundless and gaining",p:50,x:652,y:353,w:197,h:16},
{t:"Yet, you stay where you are.",p:50,x:652,y:369,w:197,h:16},
{t:"Perhaps out of fear",p:50,x:652,y:385,w:129,h:16},
{t:"Myra Brown is a lovely lady from the Mississippi Gulf Coast",p:50,x:60,y:553,w:411,h:16},
{t:"who writes heartfelt poetry.  She is a backup singer for The",p:50,x:60,y:568,w:428,h:16},
{t:"Liberty Messengers.",p:50,x:60,y:583,w:135,h:16},
{t:"Grant me a thousand kisses",p:50,x:145,y:733,w:189,h:16},
{t:"And then a thousand more.",p:50,x:145,y:749,w:185,h:16},
{t:"Ten thousand I’ll return to y ou;",p:50,x:145,y:765,w:215,h:16},
{t:"A thousand I will store.",p:50,x:145,y:781,w:157,h:16},
{t:"For if you have to go away",p:50,x:145,y:797,w:183,h:16},
{t:"You’ll have a part of me—",p:50,x:145,y:813,w:175,h:16},
{t:"Endless kisses hot and sweet",p:50,x:145,y:829,w:197,h:16},
{t:"Kept in your memory.",p:50,x:145,y:845,w:149,h:16},
{t:"Grant me ten thousand kisses",p:50,x:145,y:861,w:202,h:16},
{t:"And then a thousand more.",p:50,x:145,y:877,w:185,h:16},
{t:"A thousand I’ll return to you;",p:50,x:145,y:893,w:201,h:16},
{t:"Ten thousand I will store,",p:50,x:145,y:909,w:171,h:16},
{t:"To keep with me the love of you",p:50,x:145,y:925,w:220,h:16},
{t:"For when we are apart.",p:50,x:145,y:941,w:158,h:16},
{t:"Ten thousand kisses tucked away",p:50,x:145,y:957,w:228,h:16},
{t:"And locked within my heart.",p:50,x:145,y:973,w:192,h:16},
{t:"Grant me ten thousand kisses",p:50,x:145,y:989,w:202,h:16},
{t:"And then ten thousand more.",p:50,x:145,y:1005,w:199,h:16},
{t:"Ten thousand I’ll return to y ou;",p:50,x:145,y:1021,w:215,h:16},
{t:"Ten thousand I will store.",p:50,x:145,y:1037,w:171,h:16},
{t:"Ten thousand kisses we each get",p:50,x:145,y:1053,w:222,h:16},
{t:"For while you are away,",p:50,x:145,y:1069,w:163,h:16},
{t:"Until the day that you return,",p:50,x:145,y:1085,w:201,h:16},
{t:"Wrapped in my arms to stay.",p:50,x:145,y:1101,w:199,h:16},
{t:"A Thousand Kisses",p:50,x:214,y:694,w:124,h:24},
{t:"Deborah Woolverton",p:50,x:150,y:657,w:251,h:22},
{t:"Deborah Woolverton is a Health Unit Coordinator for Labor",p:50,x:60,y:1136,w:428,h:16},
{t:"and Delivery in a Phoenix area hospital.  She has been writing",p:50,x:60,y:1152,w:426,h:16},
{t:"poetry for three years. She writes from a combination of per -",p:50,x:60,y:1167,w:432,h:16},
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{t:"among other things, a hopeless romantic. She has sev eral po-",p:50,x:60,y:1198,w:432,h:16},
{t:"ems scheduled for publication, as well as book to be released in",p:50,x:60,y:1214,w:425,h:16},
{t:"2004.",p:50,x:60,y:1229,w:38,h:16},
{t:"Cherie Ward",p:50,x:653,y:451,w:150,h:22},
{t:"The Letter",p:50,x:695,y:496,w:66,h:24},
{t:"He crawls in through her nose",p:50,x:550,y:543,w:204,h:16},
{t:"and settles on the steps behind her;",p:50,x:550,y:559,w:245,h:16},
{t:"past the potted lavender",p:50,x:550,y:575,w:168,h:16},
{t:"and salt licked wind.",p:50,x:550,y:591,w:139,h:16},
{t:"His voice silently lines the inside of her ear",p:50,x:550,y:607,w:291,h:16},
{t:"with all the whispers that her ey es imagine.",p:50,x:550,y:623,w:300,h:16},
{t:"Mona Lisa, clinging nervously to her afghan,",p:50,x:550,y:639,w:302,h:16},
{t:"she awaits the night seagulls to collapse the hesitation",p:50,x:550,y:655,w:370,h:16},
{t:"and their ending to be written.",p:50,x:550,y:671,w:207,h:16},
{t:"Magnolias in the Wind",p:50,x:619,y:795,w:217,h:23},
{t:"A place for Poetry",p:50,x:641,y:817,w:172,h:23},
{t:"A place for Children's Stories",p:50,x:588,y:839,w:277,h:23},
{t:"A place for Everyone",p:50,x:628,y:861,w:199,h:23},
{t:"Magnolias in the Wind",p:50,x:619,y:884,w:217,h:23},
{t:"http://myweb.cableone.net/tymokiki/",p:50,x:589,y:919,w:274,h:19},
{t:"The Markings:",p:50,x:742,y:1050,w:105,h:20},
{t:"A Tale Of Reprisal",p:50,x:728,y:1070,w:132,h:20},
{t:"A Novel by",p:50,x:755,y:1090,w:80,h:20},
{t:"Robert L. Cunningham",p:50,x:711,y:1110,w:166,h:20},
{t:"A fighter pilot seeks",p:50,x:720,y:1144,w:148,h:21},
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{t:"Ginnie E L Fenton",p:51,x:801,y:540,w:103,h:13},
{t:"Jimmy Swann wants to be the next MJ.   So he told us.   Daily,",p:51,x:60,y:173,w:432,h:16},
{t:"he practiced dribbling and jump-shooting, imitating ev ery move",p:51,x:60,y:189,w:432,h:16},
{t:"that he saw MJ attempt on TV.  He practiced jumping high on a",p:51,x:60,y:205,w:429,h:16},
{t:"fade-away.  But when he used the fade-away against his oppo-",p:51,x:60,y:221,w:430,h:16},
{t:"nents, his ball would get swatted and a defender, who was guard-",p:51,x:60,y:237,w:431,h:16},
{t:"ing him then, would trot idly backw ards, making faces and crude",p:51,x:60,y:253,w:429,h:16},
{t:"gestures at him, all the while muttering obscenity.  Jimmy Swann",p:51,x:60,y:269,w:432,h:16},
{t:"now dreamt that he could go higher up in the air and hang there",p:51,x:60,y:285,w:425,h:16},
{t:"in midair.  Then he would plunk down on them with a thunder -",p:51,x:60,y:301,w:432,h:16},
{t:"ous dunk.",p:51,x:60,y:317,w:66,h:16},
{t:"“He wants to do a fade-away.  What a joke, ha,” my ball-",p:51,x:90,y:333,w:401,h:16},
{t:"crony, Eddy Kelsey, said.  “ They call it a swatter.  Jimmy looks",p:51,x:60,y:349,w:431,h:16},
{t:"stupid when he does that. ”",p:51,x:60,y:365,w:183,h:16},
{t:"I watched Jimmy Swann shooting hoops when I was tired,",p:51,x:90,y:381,w:401,h:16},
{t:"sprawling on a birch-wooded bench, towel around my neck, be-",p:51,x:60,y:397,w:431,h:16},
{t:"neath a tiled mansard of our communit",p:51,x:60,y:413,w:271,h:16},
{t:"y’s recreational center.",p:51,x:335,y:413,w:157,h:16},
{t:"Jimmy was small.  His calves were very thin.  His legs were",p:51,x:60,y:429,w:429,h:16},
{t:"straight, smooth and green—(he was very pale and you could",p:51,x:60,y:445,w:431,h:16},
{t:"see the veins on his calves)—like the stalk of a celery.   He",p:51,x:60,y:461,w:431,h:16},
{t:"couldn’t jump that high.  The whole time he w as grimacing,",p:51,x:60,y:477,w:430,h:16},
{t:"contorting his face, like a ventriloquist in labor. Puckering his",p:51,x:60,y:493,w:431,h:16},
{t:"lips and eyebrows he went up, (strictly vertically), the ball in his",p:51,x:60,y:509,w:429,h:16},
{t:"sweaty palms, to about half a foot and came down, the ball",p:51,x:60,y:525,w:426,h:16},
{t:"sailing opposite the basket.   I saw him hit the floor, crawling on",p:51,x:60,y:541,w:431,h:16},
{t:"his hands and knees, perspiring, asph yxiating, like he was hav-",p:51,x:60,y:557,w:432,h:16},
{t:"ing an asthma attack.   Instead of helping him up , the fellowship",p:51,x:60,y:573,w:430,h:16},
{t:"of the basketball went after it (the bask etball), giggling, chuck-",p:51,x:60,y:589,w:432,h:16},
{t:"ling, the whole while slapping each other in the rear when a",p:51,x:60,y:605,w:426,h:16},
{t:"basket was made.",p:51,x:60,y:621,w:123,h:16},
{t:"“Ha, ha,” Eddy chuckled, beads of sweat rolling down his",p:51,x:90,y:637,w:397,h:16},
{t:"thick burly neck. “ He is such a show .  For sure.  Ha!”",p:51,x:60,y:653,w:369,h:16},
{t:"Maybe Eddy was being a little harsh on Jimmy, for unlike",p:51,x:90,y:669,w:402,h:16},
{t:"the latter, Eddy Kelsey was thick and lofty.  It was a whole lot",p:51,x:60,y:685,w:431,h:16},
{t:"easier for him to score, say, like a mason lays a brick.  Still, I",p:51,x:60,y:701,w:430,h:16},
{t:"wouldn’",p:51,x:60,y:717,w:51,h:16},
{t:"t blame you if y",p:51,x:117,y:717,w:114,h:16},
{t:"ou didn’",p:51,x:245,y:717,w:55,h:16},
{t:"t pick Jimm",p:51,x:308,y:717,w:81,h:16},
{t:"y Swann for",p:51,x:399,y:717,w:88,h:16},
{t:"teams…even with a bribe.  For fun?  You had a long, hard day, I",p:51,x:60,y:733,w:432,h:16},
{t:"understand.  And this town is a boring town where we liv",p:51,x:60,y:749,w:374,h:16},
{t:"e.  Let ’s",p:51,x:440,y:749,w:52,h:16},
{t:"simply call it S—I’d like to keep the town incognito, for I might",p:51,x:60,y:765,w:431,h:16},
{t:"tarnish its reputation and be shunned by peers.",p:51,x:60,y:781,w:322,h:16},
{t:"Jimmy Swann was living with his mom.  She was all that he",p:51,x:90,y:797,w:401,h:16},
{t:"had when his dad passed away.  The dad was a construction",p:51,x:60,y:813,w:430,h:16},
{t:"worker.  They were building a new shopping mall in El Monte.",p:51,x:60,y:829,w:426,h:16},
{t:"The old man and twenty other men were working on it.  It w as",p:51,x:60,y:845,w:432,h:16},
{t:"a warm day.   The men had been working since eight o’clock.  A",p:51,x:60,y:861,w:421,h:16},
{t:"t",p:51,x:487,y:861,w:5,h:16},
{t:"a lunch break, when Ken Swann lifted his helmet to reliev e his",p:51,x:60,y:877,w:432,h:16},
{t:"head from heat, an iron beam fell from a tall ceiling and shat",p:51,x:60,y:893,w:419,h:16},
{t:"-",p:51,x:486,y:893,w:6,h:16},
{t:"tered his skull.  His lunch bag— a double-layered tuna sandwich",p:51,x:60,y:909,w:430,h:16},
{t:"and a Coca-Cola can—still in his hand.",p:51,x:60,y:925,w:259,h:16},
{t:"Jimmy Swann—who was now fifteen—had no recollection of",p:51,x:90,y:941,w:398,h:16},
{t:"his father, even with all the photographs and film clips that his",p:51,x:60,y:957,w:429,h:16},
{t:"mother showed him.  Once, at age six, he begged if his mom",p:51,x:60,y:973,w:425,h:16},
{t:"could give him a baby-brother.  “So I can play with him,” said",p:51,x:60,y:989,w:431,h:16},
{t:"Jimmy.   Mrs. Swann, of course, didn’t have an answer for him",p:51,x:60,y:1005,w:430,h:16},
{t:"then.  Still doesn’t.  But whenever Jimmy asked her about the",p:51,x:60,y:1021,w:430,h:16},
{t:"dad, Mrs. Swann would get emotional and start crying, and Jimmy",p:51,x:60,y:1037,w:432,h:16},
{t:"Swann, being dim-witted, couldn’t understand.  He persisted,",p:51,x:60,y:1053,w:429,h:16},
{t:"“Mom, where is Dad?”  studying tendrils of tears rolling down",p:51,x:60,y:1069,w:425,h:16},
{t:"Pearl Swann’s rosy plump cheeks.  “ How come y ou never talked",p:51,x:60,y:1085,w:432,h:16},
{t:"about him?”",p:51,x:60,y:1101,w:81,h:16},
{t:" “There’s really nothing to talk about y our daddy, Jimmy—”",p:51,x:90,y:1117,w:402,h:16},
{t:" “Was he a good dad? W as he a good husband to you,",p:51,x:90,y:1133,w:396,h:16},
{t:"Momma?”",p:51,x:60,y:1149,w:66,h:16},
{t:"When Pearl Swann asserted that Ken Swann was a great",p:51,x:90,y:1165,w:401,h:16},
{t:"husband, Jimmy said, “I don’t think he was a good dad, mom.",p:51,x:60,y:1181,w:430,h:16},
{t:"Because if he was good, he wouldn’t leave us and never come",p:51,x:60,y:1197,w:431,h:16},
{t:"back!”  Jimmy started sobbing.  When his mother pulled him in",p:51,x:60,y:1213,w:426,h:16},
{t:"against her bosom, his voice upped a pitch. If Eddy Kelsey knew",p:51,x:60,y:1229,w:431,h:16},
{t:"about this whole ignominious display , he would have a good",p:51,x:512,y:572,w:431,h:16},
{t:"chuckle.  He would jeer Jimmy—and the fade-away!",p:51,x:512,y:588,w:357,h:16},
{t:"One day, when Jimmy came home sweating profusely and",p:51,x:542,y:604,w:398,h:16},
{t:"panting, Mrs. Swann, being exhausted after her w aitress job at",p:51,x:512,y:620,w:431,h:16},
{t:"Denny’s, started, “ Don’t you play too hard, Jimmy!  Don’t try",p:51,x:512,y:636,w:432,h:16},
{t:"and sweat too much, Jimmy.  You are very thin already.  You are",p:51,x:512,y:652,w:432,h:16},
{t:"a smart boy and you know, Jimmy, the pen is mightier than the",p:51,x:512,y:668,w:429,h:16},
{t:"sword.  So use that pen Jimmy and change the world with it!",p:51,x:512,y:684,w:417,h:16},
{t:"”",p:51,x:932,y:684,w:6,h:16},
{t:"“I know, Mom!” said Jimmy.  But it wasn’t like Jimmy had a",p:51,x:542,y:700,w:402,h:16},
{t:"choice in sweating all that much.  W ell…Jimmy Swann loved to",p:51,x:512,y:716,w:432,h:16},
{t:"play hard when he played and he didn’t mind sweating—even",p:51,x:512,y:732,w:432,h:16},
{t:"though he didn’t like to contradict his mother",p:51,x:512,y:748,w:307,h:16},
{t:"’s wish.  Sweating",p:51,x:822,y:748,w:121,h:16},
{t:"gave him a sense of being complete.  Being wholesome.  And",p:51,x:512,y:764,w:426,h:16},
{t:"aspired to play professional basketball some day, Jimmy prac-",p:51,x:512,y:780,w:432,h:16},
{t:"ticed long and hard, in spite of all ridicules.  I’ll show them some",p:51,x:512,y:796,w:425,h:16},
{t:"day, Jimmy thought.  Yes, I’ll show them.",p:51,x:512,y:812,w:283,h:16},
{t:"“Going out for some hoops, Mom! ” said Jimmy.",p:51,x:542,y:828,w:323,h:16},
{t:"“Jimmy,” Mrs. Swann hollered from a dimly-lit kitchen.  “Don’t",p:51,x:542,y:844,w:402,h:16},
{t:"forget your jacket!”",p:51,x:512,y:860,w:134,h:16},
{t:"“Yes, Mom—”",p:51,x:542,y:876,w:90,h:16},
{t:"Jimmy went out in his usual red, cotton-poly ester jacket,",p:51,x:542,y:892,w:402,h:16},
{t:"thinking,  Who plays ball with a jacket on ?  But because he was",p:51,x:512,y:908,w:432,h:16},
{t:"in such blithe spirits about going balling before the dusk came,",p:51,x:512,y:924,w:425,h:16},
{t:"Jimmy obeyed.  When Eddy saw Jimmy jumping and shooting in",p:51,x:512,y:940,w:429,h:16},
{t:"the jacket, he started.  “ Don’t you find it rough to play in a",p:51,x:512,y:956,w:431,h:16},
{t:"jacket?”  Preoccupied with his fade- away, Jimmy forgot about",p:51,x:512,y:972,w:431,h:16},
{t:"Eddy being there.  Eddy Kelsey, who had a quick temper and",p:51,x:512,y:988,w:429,h:16},
{t:"hated to be ignored, said, “ Jimm y, do you really want to play",p:51,x:512,y:1004,w:432,h:16},
{t:"ball?”  This got Jimmy Swann’s attention.  “ Sure,” said Jimmy.",p:51,x:512,y:1020,w:432,h:16},
{t:" “I really want to play ball.  I really want to be a professional",p:51,x:512,y:1036,w:430,h:16},
{t:"basketball player, someday.”  Eddy guffawed.  Jimmy Swann",p:51,x:512,y:1052,w:432,h:16},
{t:"was baffled.",p:51,x:512,y:1068,w:81,h:16},
{t:"“I think you really need a lot, lot, lot more pr actice,” I heard",p:51,x:542,y:1084,w:401,h:16},
{t:"Eddy say.  “Maybe a lifetime of practice, if you was lucky. ”",p:51,x:512,y:1100,w:401,h:16},
{t:"“You don’t think I’m good enough?”",p:51,x:542,y:1116,w:242,h:16},
{t:"“You  suck, bro—” said Eddy.  He went over and slapped the",p:51,x:542,y:1132,w:400,h:16},
{t:"basketball out of Jimmy Swann’s hands and made a skyhook.",p:51,x:512,y:1148,w:420,h:16},
{t:"I didn’t want Jimmy to feel too badly.  But since I couldn’ t",p:51,x:542,y:1164,w:402,h:16},
{t:"come up with anything brilliant to say to him then, I started.",p:51,x:512,y:1180,w:415,h:16},
{t:" “Basketball isn’t everything—”",p:51,x:512,y:1196,w:211,h:16},
{t:"If I had known how hard Jimm y took it, I wouldn’t have",p:51,x:542,y:1212,w:402,h:16},
{t:"said a word.",p:51,x:512,y:1228,w:83,h:16},
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{t:"THE TRAIN",p:52,x:667,y:879,w:121,h:20},
{t:"( a short-short )",p:52,x:684,y:899,w:86,h:20},
{t:"It pulls in.",p:52,x:699,y:939,w:57,h:20},
{t:"It pulls out.",p:52,x:696,y:959,w:64,h:20},
{t:"Steve Cartwright is contemplating a sequel to The Train",p:52,x:529,y:1006,w:397,h:16},
{t:"Steve Cartwright",p:52,x:570,y:1061,w:195,h:32},
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{t:"AVAILABILITY",p:52,x:524,y:1130,w:113,h:20},
{t:"                 F OR",p:52,x:524,y:1147,w:145,h:20},
{t:"                     FREELANCE",p:52,x:524,y:1163,w:246,h:23},
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{t:"“Basketball is everything!” proclaimed Jimmy.",p:52,x:90,y:57,w:314,h:16},
{t:"“Maybe you’re right, bro—” Eddy said.  “ But still— and I’m",p:52,x:90,y:73,w:401,h:16},
{t:"sorry to say it, bro, but you suck—”",p:52,x:60,y:89,w:246,h:16},
{t:"It was the first and last time that I came face to face with",p:52,x:90,y:105,w:396,h:16},
{t:"Jimmy Swann.  All along Jimmy didn’t have a crony to play ball",p:52,x:60,y:121,w:431,h:16},
{t:"with.  I didn’t care for him.  No one did.  But because of his",p:52,x:60,y:137,w:427,h:16},
{t:"fade-away, as Eddy called it—swatter, I got curious.",p:52,x:60,y:153,w:355,h:16},
{t:"After talking with us on the court, Jimm y walked home with",p:52,x:90,y:169,w:401,h:16},
{t:"a sullen air in the dark.  He didn’ t whistle as usual.  In spite of all",p:52,x:60,y:185,w:428,h:16},
{t:"the jeers, Jimmy swore to himself then that he would perfect",p:52,x:60,y:201,w:427,h:16},
{t:"the fade-away.  Then came a time, he would come back and",p:52,x:60,y:217,w:427,h:16},
{t:"take on Eddy and me.  Honestly, I never want to play against",p:52,x:60,y:233,w:431,h:16},
{t:"Jimmy.  This would ruin my reputation, see.  Well, to be honest,",p:52,x:60,y:249,w:430,h:16},
{t:"I didn’t have that great a reputation myself to ruin.  Even so…I",p:52,x:60,y:265,w:432,h:16},
{t:"had a large ego.  And if out of a quick, foolish moment took on",p:52,x:60,y:281,w:427,h:16},
{t:"Jimmy, I would be shunned by peers in S—.  Remind me not to,",p:52,x:60,y:297,w:432,h:16},
{t:"please…",p:52,x:60,y:313,w:53,h:16},
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{t:"                                  “Reach for the Sky...”",p:53,x:599,y:1255,w:330,h:16},
{t:"53",p:53,x:490,y:1259,w:20,h:16},
{t:"T onya Kelley",p:53,x:663,y:62,w:140,h:41},
{t:"For The City",p:53,x:687,y:109,w:84,h:24},
{t:"1.",p:53,x:591,y:136,w:13,h:16},
{t:"We fought with the sun",p:53,x:591,y:151,w:157,h:16},
{t:"For most of the day",p:53,x:591,y:166,w:135,h:16},
{t:"Until it finally stormed off",p:53,x:591,y:181,w:172,h:16},
{t:"And we could get some rest.",p:53,x:591,y:196,w:193,h:16},
{t:"2.",p:53,x:591,y:222,w:13,h:16},
{t:"The girl I was",p:53,x:591,y:237,w:93,h:16},
{t:"In your room",p:53,x:591,y:252,w:90,h:16},
{t:"Read like a dictionary…",p:53,x:591,y:267,w:157,h:16},
{t:"Or a recipe.",p:53,x:591,y:282,w:80,h:16},
{t:"3.",p:53,x:591,y:309,w:13,h:16},
{t:"He punched her like a",p:53,x:591,y:324,w:150,h:16},
{t:"Insect aiming for the",p:53,x:591,y:339,w:141,h:16},
{t:"Cleanest windshield",p:53,x:591,y:354,w:133,h:16},
{t:"On the road.",p:53,x:591,y:369,w:85,h:16},
{t:"4.",p:53,x:591,y:400,w:13,h:16},
{t:"You convinced my mouth",p:53,x:591,y:415,w:171,h:16},
{t:"That my face could live",p:53,x:591,y:430,w:159,h:16},
{t:"Without it.  It’s gone to find",p:53,x:591,y:445,w:189,h:16},
{t:"A better place…somewhere",p:53,x:591,y:460,w:183,h:16},
{t:"In Hell’s Kitchen.",p:53,x:591,y:475,w:115,h:16},
{t:"5.",p:53,x:591,y:502,w:13,h:16},
{t:"They knew we were lying",p:53,x:591,y:517,w:171,h:16},
{t:"And didn’t care.  We amused",p:53,x:591,y:532,w:197,h:16},
{t:"Them, so they gave us a twenty…",p:53,x:591,y:547,w:231,h:16},
{t:"One of the new bills that look fak e.",p:53,x:591,y:562,w:241,h:16},
{t:"6.",p:53,x:591,y:588,w:13,h:16},
{t:"The ghost beside your bed",p:53,x:591,y:603,w:182,h:16},
{t:"Waited until you took a shower",p:53,x:591,y:618,w:211,h:16},
{t:"To smack my legs and say",p:53,x:591,y:633,w:180,h:16},
{t:"“Now you can’t open your eyes.”",p:53,x:591,y:648,w:224,h:16},
{t:"7.",p:53,x:591,y:675,w:13,h:16},
{t:"The days we told strangers",p:53,x:591,y:690,w:185,h:16},
{t:"I was your niece, then we",p:53,x:591,y:705,w:176,h:16},
{t:"Would kiss with tongue…",p:53,x:591,y:720,w:167,h:16},
{t:"They are the ones I miss most.",p:53,x:591,y:735,w:211,h:16},
{t:"8.",p:53,x:591,y:762,w:13,h:16},
{t:"We met on the night of",p:53,x:591,y:777,w:156,h:16},
{t:"The eclipse.  The city hasn’t",p:53,x:591,y:792,w:191,h:16},
{t:"Been the same since.  It’s",p:53,x:591,y:807,w:178,h:16},
{t:"Better that way.",p:53,x:591,y:822,w:110,h:16},
{t:"9.",p:53,x:591,y:848,w:13,h:16},
{t:"We walked home early to report",p:53,x:591,y:863,w:218,h:16},
{t:"The graffiti vandals.  You hung",p:53,x:591,y:878,w:209,h:16},
{t:"Up the phone to Chappaqua laughter.",p:53,x:591,y:893,w:257,h:16},
{t:"Tonya Kelley was born in 1977 and resides between Connecti-",p:53,x:513,y:1180,w:427,h:16},
{t:"cut and New York.  Her poetry & short stories have been fea-",p:53,x:513,y:1195,w:431,h:16},
{t:"tured in a variety of print and online publications.  Her first book",p:53,x:513,y:1210,w:430,h:16},
{t:"of poetry, UNSEXY (Wasteland Press), was released in early 2003.",p:53,x:513,y:1225,w:433,h:16},
{t:"T o Number Forty-One",p:53,x:661,y:930,w:138,h:24},
{t:"He’s the stitching in a New England",p:53,x:589,y:966,w:239,h:16},
{t:"Winter jacket, with loose buttons and",p:53,x:589,y:981,w:254,h:16},
{t:"A brown corduroy blend.  He hangs",p:53,x:589,y:996,w:243,h:16},
{t:"On that thread, and the slow melody",p:53,x:589,y:1026,w:249,h:16},
{t:"Of sewing machine movement.  The",p:53,x:589,y:1041,w:247,h:16},
{t:"Scent of a closet and linen and mothballs",p:53,x:589,y:1056,w:279,h:16},
{t:"Are the heat of the moment.  Loose buttons,",p:53,x:589,y:1086,w:306,h:16},
{t:"Worn out clothing and a cold New England.",p:53,x:589,y:1101,w:291,h:16},
{t:"I’m sorry, Poor Boy, but this isn’t the",p:53,x:589,y:1116,w:253,h:16},
{t:"Poem you had in mind.",p:53,x:589,y:1146,w:156,h:16},
{t:"Ben Stivers",p:53,x:216,y:62,w:127,h:41},
{t:"How Sad That You Must Go",p:53,x:192,y:102,w:168,h:24},
{t:"How sad that you must go,",p:53,x:118,y:136,w:186,h:16},
{t:"Seems only yesterday that you arrived,",p:53,x:118,y:152,w:272,h:16},
{t:"May was young and you were younger,",p:53,x:118,y:168,w:268,h:16},
{t:"The summer was long, hot, and dry,",p:53,x:118,y:184,w:249,h:16},
{t:"But that did not keep you from coming",p:53,x:118,y:200,w:266,h:16},
{t:"Around for an afternoon of drinks—",p:53,x:118,y:216,w:241,h:16},
{t:"I would tell you stories of my day,",p:53,x:118,y:232,w:235,h:16},
{t:"You, strangely silent most days,",p:53,x:118,y:248,w:219,h:16},
{t:"Except for song or two—",p:53,x:118,y:264,w:167,h:16},
{t:"But first frost came last week,",p:53,x:118,y:280,w:204,h:16},
{t:"November ’s been a cold one,",p:53,x:118,y:296,w:198,h:16},
{t:"Didn’t see you for our drink last night,",p:53,x:118,y:312,w:261,h:16},
{t:"Found it frozen on the garden table",p:53,x:118,y:328,w:241,h:16},
{t:"This morning, a single feather",p:53,x:118,y:344,w:203,h:16},
{t:"Left like a promise.",p:53,x:118,y:360,w:131,h:16},
{t:"Turn Up The Heat",p:53,x:218,y:399,w:115,h:24},
{t:"Turn up the heat,",p:53,x:124,y:438,w:117,h:16},
{t:"Burn this infection out of me,",p:53,x:124,y:454,w:198,h:16},
{t:"I don’t want to be",p:53,x:124,y:470,w:122,h:16},
{t:"On my hands and knees no more.",p:53,x:124,y:486,w:230,h:16},
{t:"Wrap me up in a quilt of fire,",p:53,x:124,y:502,w:196,h:16},
{t:"Till thermometer screams to run a way,",p:53,x:124,y:518,w:266,h:16},
{t:"To the desert, I don’t want to lay here",p:53,x:124,y:534,w:262,h:16},
{t:"On my back, motionless",p:53,x:124,y:550,w:163,h:16},
{t:"Any longer.",p:53,x:124,y:566,w:77,h:16},
{t:"Ben Stivers:I am a poet and novelist, living in Louisville, KY",p:53,x:60,y:591,w:431,h:16},
{t:"with my wife and two of my four children.  In 1997, I published",p:53,x:60,y:607,w:430,h:16},
{t:"my first book of poetry, A Thousand Lifetimes Wide, and have",p:53,x:60,y:623,w:432,h:16},
{t:"published 400 or so poems in various poetry magazines in the",p:53,x:60,y:639,w:431,h:16},
{t:"U.S. and Canada.  Those magazines include such magazines as",p:53,x:60,y:655,w:429,h:16},
{t:"Poet’s Edge, Portals, Emotions Literary Journal, Maelstrom,",p:53,x:60,y:671,w:411,h:16},
{t:"Parnassus Literary Journal, The Burning Cloud Review, ",p:53,x:60,y:687,w:388,h:16},
{t:"and",p:53,x:467,y:687,w:24,h:16},
{t:"Beauty for Ashes Poetry Review to name a few. I have pub-",p:53,x:60,y:703,w:431,h:16},
{t:"lished four novels since 2000.",p:53,x:60,y:719,w:204,h:16},
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{t:"the mating of two souls search-",p:53,x:255,y:1131,w:214,h:16},
{t:"ing for the meaning of true love",p:53,x:255,y:1147,w:219,h:16},
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{t:" Skyline Magazine",p:54,x:60,y:1257,w:130,h:16},
{t:"                             May June 2004",p:54,x:660,y:1257,w:258,h:16},
{t:"54",p:54,x:493,y:1259,w:20,h:16},
{t:"True it is that it",p:54,x:60,y:160,w:110,h:16},
{t:"’s cold this morning in Patchwork’s house. He",p:54,x:172,y:160,w:319,h:16},
{t:"called himself Patchwork now, almost forgetting his real name.",p:54,x:60,y:177,w:428,h:16},
{t:"His friends, and many he had, renamed him Patchwork and it",p:54,x:60,y:195,w:431,h:16},
{t:"stuck like the glue that held the sole of his shoe on. A truer",p:54,x:60,y:212,w:426,h:16},
{t:"statement couldn’t be made than that his friends held his soul",p:54,x:60,y:230,w:427,h:16},
{t:"together as well. A cheap house I have he thought, wind whip-",p:54,x:60,y:247,w:431,h:16},
{t:"ping in like flour through a sieve with a hole in the bottom. Ha",p:54,x:60,y:265,w:424,h:16},
{t:"ha, he chuckled in a whisper of sorts. He hoped someone would",p:54,x:60,y:282,w:425,h:16},
{t:"shovel, kick or otherwise move the snow away from his door so",p:54,x:60,y:300,w:430,h:16},
{t:"he could get outside at some point toda y. Seventy-years-old,",p:54,x:60,y:317,w:431,h:16},
{t:"and grey headed as a snow owl he w as, he’d blend in today if he",p:54,x:60,y:335,w:431,h:16},
{t:"left his hat off. Snow and more snow falling lik e leaves from the",p:54,x:60,y:352,w:431,h:16},
{t:"trees at Fall’s beck and call in Central Park. Well, it had to come,",p:54,x:60,y:370,w:430,h:16},
{t:"poor me, he chuckled again. Patchwork pulled the collar of his",p:54,x:60,y:387,w:429,h:16},
{t:"old wool coat high on his neck, and the wo ven toboggan hat low",p:54,x:60,y:405,w:430,h:16},
{t:"to meet it. He rubbed his hands together in a heat -inducing",p:54,x:60,y:422,w:431,h:16},
{t:"friction as he intermittently blew hot air from his mouth across",p:54,x:60,y:440,w:425,h:16},
{t:"them. He rubbed his thighs as he sat on his perch of a chair",p:54,x:60,y:457,w:425,h:16},
{t:"trying to reconstitute his blood. I guess I’ll read this magazine",p:54,x:60,y:475,w:428,h:16},
{t:"to pass the time of day, until a friend I know I have, happens",p:54,x:60,y:492,w:425,h:16},
{t:"past my way. You’re a poet Patchwork, true you are. He picked",p:54,x:60,y:510,w:432,h:16},
{t:"up a tattered, and well-read magazine I might add, from its",p:54,x:60,y:527,w:425,h:16},
{t:"proper stowage point and thumbed his way through. Ah, my",p:54,x:60,y:545,w:431,h:16},
{t:"favorite page. Patchwork looked at the name of the poet long-",p:54,x:60,y:562,w:428,h:16},
{t:"ingly, By: Ben A. Baer he whispered, as if someone would hear",p:54,x:60,y:580,w:428,h:16},
{t:"him if he spoke aloud. Then he scanned to the title. Then as he",p:54,x:60,y:597,w:427,h:16},
{t:"had done a hundred, No! He screamed silently , A thousand, Yes",p:54,x:60,y:615,w:432,h:16},
{t:"Patchwork, a thousand for sure. He read the poem.",p:54,x:60,y:632,w:349,h:16},
{t:"The Three Sides of Darkness",p:54,x:167,y:667,w:214,h:16},
{t:"Darkness envelopes the light.",p:54,x:174,y:702,w:202,h:16},
{t:"It makes the day turn to night.",p:54,x:169,y:720,w:211,h:16},
{t:"It seems as though the day was short-",p:54,x:142,y:737,w:266,h:16},
{t:"As if night simply hit abort.",p:54,x:182,y:755,w:184,h:16},
{t:"Darkness is what one finds within.",p:54,x:158,y:772,w:232,h:16},
{t:"Consuming like a wrestler",p:54,x:166,y:790,w:176,h:16},
{t:"’s pin.",p:54,x:344,y:790,w:40,h:16},
{t:"Evil, failure, full of fear-",p:54,x:194,y:807,w:164,h:16},
{t:"Searching out for all the tears.",p:54,x:170,y:825,w:207,h:16},
{t:"Darkness dazes and confuses.",p:54,x:172,y:842,w:205,h:16},
{t:"Giving the mind purple bruises.",p:54,x:168,y:860,w:213,h:16},
{t:"Messes up one’s fragile mind-",p:54,x:174,y:877,w:203,h:16},
{t:"Puts their senses in a bind.",p:54,x:183,y:895,w:183,h:16},
{t:"Darkness is many things.",p:54,x:189,y:912,w:173,h:16},
{t:"Watch for what darkness brings.",p:54,x:164,y:930,w:219,h:16},
{t:"Night, confusion, even sin-",p:54,x:184,y:947,w:183,h:16},
{t:"Darkness makes the devil grin.",p:54,x:169,y:965,w:212,h:16},
{t:"Yes yes, it does all those things and more, hit the nail on",p:54,x:90,y:1000,w:396,h:16},
{t:"the head he did, old Patchwork to a T it is. Shame on you patch-",p:54,x:60,y:1017,w:430,h:16},
{t:"work, sixty pages in the magazine and you only read one poem.",p:54,x:60,y:1035,w:425,h:16},
{t:"Okay well put it back then for another day. He laid the book",p:54,x:60,y:1052,w:430,h:16},
{t:"back in its place and fumbled with a pack of matches. P atchwork",p:54,x:60,y:1070,w:432,h:16},
{t:"struck them one then two and lit the can of liquid heat sitting on",p:54,x:60,y:1087,w:425,h:16},
{t:"the table in front of him. He could afford himself some heat,",p:54,x:60,y:1105,w:425,h:16},
{t:"cold as it was. He didn’t have any other heat but the canned",p:54,x:60,y:1122,w:429,h:16},
{t:"kind, and he could cook some soup or whatev er would set on",p:54,x:60,y:1140,w:430,h:16},
{t:"top of the can. So it served two purposes. Patchwork held his",p:54,x:60,y:1157,w:431,h:16},
{t:"hands above the tiny fire, the holes in his gloves allowing each",p:54,x:60,y:1175,w:430,h:16},
{t:"finger to show through. Cold they got quick, but w arm too with",p:54,x:60,y:1192,w:431,h:16},
{t:"the help of the canned heat. Poor as a church mouse mom used",p:54,x:60,y:1210,w:428,h:16},
{t:"to say if you follow that dream of yours, that’s what you’ll be.",p:54,x:60,y:1227,w:424,h:16},
{t:"Well, I followed it, my dream that is, poor too I am. But happy",p:54,x:512,y:161,w:424,h:16},
{t:"I was and kinda happy now I guess. I’d bet a dollar to a cold dog",p:54,x:512,y:179,w:424,h:16},
{t:"turd, frozen one today no doubt, that I’ve got more friends than",p:54,x:512,y:196,w:424,h:16},
{t:"most out there, and a better education than men my age.",p:54,x:512,y:214,w:391,h:16},
{t:" True",p:54,x:910,y:214,w:34,h:16},
{t:"Patchwork. To many of us out there chasing the same dream,",p:54,x:512,y:231,w:427,h:16},
{t:"searching, pressing, fighting the good fight. I guess the ones",p:54,x:512,y:249,w:425,h:16},
{t:"that hung in there made it or gave it up for something else. I",p:54,x:512,y:266,w:425,h:16},
{t:"can’t give up, it’s my dream, and as long as I try I’ll still be",p:54,x:512,y:284,w:424,h:16},
{t:"living it. True enough Patchwork, I feel the same way. He col-",p:54,x:512,y:301,w:431,h:16},
{t:"lected his thoughts for a minute, and rubbed the stubble on his",p:54,x:512,y:319,w:425,h:16},
{t:"chin. His head cocked to the side, furrowed deeply in the brow ,",p:54,x:512,y:336,w:432,h:16},
{t:"conception for his continuance. I love what I do, or did, or tried",p:54,x:512,y:354,w:428,h:16},
{t:"to do. That’s why I still do it. His fingers were numb from their",p:54,x:512,y:371,w:429,h:16},
{t:"use. Dexterous tools of his trade. What is it that you have to do",p:54,x:512,y:389,w:429,h:16},
{t:"to break the bow of those who hold you at bay? I don’t much",p:54,x:512,y:406,w:425,h:16},
{t:"care anymore the love of it holds me fast. Like a dog on a chain",p:54,x:512,y:424,w:430,h:16},
{t:"in the back yard with a dirt path worn in an arc at the limit of his",p:54,x:512,y:441,w:426,h:16},
{t:"chain. He can’t get past it, the dog that is, but tries ev ery time",p:54,x:512,y:459,w:431,h:16},
{t:"he finds an interest to pursue. P atchwork is the dog, and the",p:54,x:512,y:476,w:430,h:16},
{t:"man who can’t quite get it done, good enough but one of man y.",p:54,x:512,y:494,w:432,h:16},
{t:"Patchwork wished someone would come by, the snow storm still",p:54,x:512,y:511,w:430,h:16},
{t:"raged but the young ones would be around. He paused from his",p:54,x:512,y:529,w:427,h:16},
{t:"work to sip hot water heated by the tiny flame. Ahh, warms my",p:54,x:512,y:546,w:430,h:16},
{t:"old guts that’s for sure. He passed the cup across his lips to",p:54,x:512,y:564,w:428,h:16},
{t:"revisit the pleasure before he began his clack clacking again.",p:54,x:512,y:581,w:425,h:16},
{t:"Many knew his history speaking of it to him, when he w as in the",p:54,x:512,y:599,w:431,h:16},
{t:"park or outside his house with a gathering of his neighbors.",p:54,x:512,y:616,w:424,h:16},
{t:"Give it up Patchwork they’d say. Where is it getting you? I can’t,",p:54,x:512,y:634,w:431,h:16},
{t:"I love it, it’s in my blood and my soul, entrenched in thoughts",p:54,x:512,y:651,w:424,h:16},
{t:"and sights and sounds. The noise of the street and passers by.",p:54,x:512,y:669,w:425,h:16},
{t:"I agree with you wholeheartedly Patchwork.",p:54,x:512,y:686,w:302,h:16},
{t:"Patchwork jumped with a start, as a r ap, rap, rap presented",p:54,x:542,y:704,w:401,h:16},
{t:"itself on his dwelling.",p:54,x:512,y:721,w:142,h:16},
{t:"“Patchwork, is that you in there?” He picked up his maga-",p:54,x:542,y:739,w:400,h:16},
{t:"zine. It was time to go.",p:54,x:512,y:756,w:160,h:16},
{t:"“Yes, yes it is I within,” he quipped. “Move some snow away",p:54,x:542,y:774,w:402,h:16},
{t:"from the door so I can get out if y ou please.” The police officer",p:54,x:512,y:791,w:430,h:16},
{t:"kicked the snow away from the cardboard cutout of a door on",p:54,x:512,y:809,w:427,h:16},
{t:"his box. Patchwork emerged into the glaring white of the snow",p:54,x:512,y:826,w:422,h:16},
{t:".",p:54,x:940,y:826,w:4,h:16},
{t:"“What are you doing in there typing again?” the officer asked.",p:54,x:542,y:844,w:402,h:16},
{t:"“Of course,” Patchwork said. The officer took his arm help-",p:54,x:542,y:861,w:398,h:16},
{t:"ing him toward the squad car.",p:54,x:512,y:879,w:205,h:16},
{t:"“What do you set that old manual typewriter on? A white",p:54,x:542,y:896,w:400,h:16},
{t:"five gallon bucket,” Patchwork said, slip sliding along, held up",p:54,x:512,y:914,w:428,h:16},
{t:"by the officer. “I’ll take you to the shelter oka y?” Patchwork",p:54,x:512,y:931,w:431,h:16},
{t:"agreed, and the officer helped him into the car . It was warm as",p:54,x:512,y:949,w:432,h:16},
{t:"toast in the car, as Patchwork loosened his garb for the ride.",p:54,x:512,y:966,w:428,h:16},
{t:"Away they went down the street.",p:54,x:512,y:984,w:224,h:16},
{t:"“Why do they call you Patchwork?” the officer asked.",p:54,x:542,y:1001,w:364,h:16},
{t:"“Because I am a freelance writer and I patch work together",p:54,x:542,y:1019,w:395,h:16},
{t:"wherever I can.”",p:54,x:512,y:1036,w:113,h:16},
{t:"“What ’s your real name?” The officer coax ed.",p:54,x:542,y:1054,w:311,h:16},
{t:"Ben A. Baer, he announced, “Would you like to hear the",p:54,x:542,y:1071,w:401,h:16},
{t:"only thing I ever had published? So far I mean, it",p:54,x:512,y:1089,w:338,h:16},
{t:"’s a poem.”",p:54,x:854,y:1089,w:76,h:16},
{t:"“Sure Patchwork, fire away. ”",p:54,x:542,y:1106,w:195,h:16},
{t:"P",p:54,x:375,y:59,w:30,h:42},
{t:"P P",p:54,x:373,y:58,w:31,h:43},
{t:"P Patchwork’s House",p:54,x:373,y:58,w:268,h:43},
{t:"atchwork’s House",p:54,x:399,y:59,w:241,h:42},
{t:"atchwork’s House",p:54,x:399,y:58,w:241,h:42},
{t:"K.A. Schneider",p:54,x:457,y:107,w:89,h:22},
{t:"Ken Schneider has written for many years for  newspapers",p:54,x:512,y:1134,w:430,h:16},
{t:"and other publications. His current work, The Scent of Magnolias",p:54,x:512,y:1150,w:430,h:16},
{t:"and Men ,a romance novel, is slated for paperback distribution",p:54,x:512,y:1167,w:427,h:16},
{t:"in mid 2004. Mr. Schneider also has his political comedy columns",p:54,x:512,y:1183,w:427,h:16},
{t:"published at chaoticculture magazine. K en is married to his wife",p:54,x:512,y:1198,w:429,h:16},
{t:"Suesan of twenty-one years and the couple have one son Ben,",p:54,x:512,y:1213,w:431,h:16},
{t:"who is a Journalism student at an Ohio Univ ersity.",p:54,x:512,y:1228,w:345,h:16},
{t:" Arts & Entertainment",p:55,x:60,y:1255,w:159,h:16},
{t:"                                  “Reach for the Sky...”",p:55,x:599,y:1255,w:330,h:16},
{t:"55",p:55,x:490,y:1259,w:20,h:16},
{t:"Cassandra Siltala-Johnson",p:55,x:146,y:63,w:280,h:41},
{t:"Shadows",p:55,x:244,y:111,w:66,h:31},
{t:"The dark figure crept soundlessly along behind her .  Finally, af-",p:55,x:60,y:143,w:432,h:16},
{t:"ter all of this time, he had found her .  Now maybe he could stop",p:55,x:60,y:159,w:430,h:16},
{t:"her from haunting his thoughts and dreams.  For years, she had",p:55,x:60,y:175,w:431,h:16},
{t:"been stalking his subconscious; now the tables had been",p:55,x:60,y:191,w:400,h:16},
{t:"turned. The Hunted became the hunter and the pursuer the prey.",p:55,x:60,y:207,w:432,h:16},
{t:"Sandy was walking along the street deep in thought, when",p:55,x:90,y:223,w:397,h:16},
{t:"suddenly she shivered in",p:55,x:60,y:239,w:173,h:16},
{t:"voluntarily",p:55,x:252,y:239,w:71,h:16},
{t:".  A sudden sense of",p:55,x:331,y:239,w:147,h:16},
{t:"foreboding passed o",p:55,x:60,y:255,w:140,h:16},
{t:"ver her.  Quickly, she look ed over her",p:55,x:209,y:255,w:280,h:16},
{t:"shoulder to see if she was being followed.  Afterward, she felt",p:55,x:60,y:271,w:431,h:16},
{t:"silly and laughed at herself for being par anoid.  It was probably",p:55,x:60,y:287,w:431,h:16},
{t:"just a cold gust of wind that had startled her .  Although, it was",p:55,x:60,y:303,w:432,h:16},
{t:"really dark on this street. ",p:55,x:60,y:319,w:186,h:16},
{t:" Were there more shadows than",p:55,x:255,y:319,w:227,h:16},
{t:"usual? Sandy quickened her step and hurried home.  She hoped",p:55,x:60,y:335,w:431,h:16},
{t:"that locked doors and a hot bubble bath would ease the tension",p:55,x:60,y:351,w:428,h:16},
{t:"that had appeared for no apparent reason.",p:55,x:60,y:367,w:290,h:16},
{t:"The man in the shadow breathed a sigh of relief when it",p:55,x:90,y:383,w:396,h:16},
{t:"became obvious that she hadn’t seen him.  Now, he had to make",p:55,x:60,y:399,w:432,h:16},
{t:"a decision. Should he follow her home and end his nightmare",p:55,x:60,y:415,w:429,h:16},
{t:"for good tonight, or should he w ait and let her feel as uneasy as",p:55,x:60,y:431,w:430,h:16},
{t:"he had for the past five years?",p:55,x:60,y:447,w:211,h:16},
{t:"After weighing the consequences, he turned around and",p:55,x:90,y:463,w:393,h:16},
{t:"headed back to his motel room for a good night",p:55,x:60,y:479,w:335,h:16},
{t:"’s sleep.  The",p:55,x:399,y:479,w:92,h:16},
{t:"fun could wait until later.",p:55,x:60,y:495,w:170,h:16},
{t:"As Sandy stepped through her front door, her breath and",p:55,x:90,y:511,w:400,h:16},
{t:"pulse slowed  to a reasonable level.  Now she was home.  Nobody",p:55,x:60,y:527,w:432,h:16},
{t:"could make it past the custom lock and her sev en-year-old",p:55,x:60,y:543,w:431,h:16},
{t:"German Shepherd, trained to attack all strangers.  Thinking about",p:55,x:60,y:559,w:433,h:16},
{t:"her dog almost made her cry.  Fang was a gift to her from her",p:55,x:60,y:575,w:429,h:16},
{t:"late husband.  He had also trained the canine.  Sandy couldn’t",p:55,x:60,y:591,w:432,h:16},
{t:"help but think about Michael.  He had disappeared five years",p:55,x:60,y:607,w:432,h:16},
{t:"earlier.  No one had any idea what happened to him.  There was",p:55,x:60,y:623,w:432,h:16},
{t:"a bad storm and Michael called her to sa y that he’d be a bit late",p:55,x:60,y:639,w:429,h:16},
{t:"because he was picking up a surprise for their anniversary that",p:55,x:60,y:655,w:431,h:16},
{t:"day.  The next morning, his car had been found.  That had been",p:55,x:60,y:671,w:432,h:16},
{t:"five years ago tomorrow.  Sandy kept thinking about storms,",p:55,x:60,y:687,w:429,h:16},
{t:"rivers, rocks, and her five long and lonely years while she cried",p:55,x:60,y:703,w:430,h:16},
{t:"herself to sleep.",p:55,x:60,y:719,w:110,h:16},
{t:"The next day was a long day for both Sandy and the man",p:55,x:90,y:735,w:399,h:16},
{t:"from the shadows.  At nightfall, the man let himself into Sandy’ s",p:55,x:60,y:751,w:432,h:16},
{t:"house with a key that he had found in a pocket of his coat. ",p:55,x:60,y:767,w:432,h:16},
{t:"Amazingly, it fit.  Once in the house, he slunk past a sleeping",p:55,x:60,y:783,w:429,h:16},
{t:"dog.",p:55,x:60,y:799,w:29,h:16},
{t:"Quickly, he found her bedroom where she w",p:55,x:90,y:815,w:314,h:16},
{t:"as sleeping",p:55,x:412,y:815,w:77,h:16},
{t:"soundly.  He pulled out a knife and just as he thrust it into her",p:55,x:60,y:831,w:426,h:16},
{t:"heart, she whispered, “Michael”.",p:55,x:60,y:847,w:221,h:16},
{t:"All of his memories rushed back to him.  Sobbing, he put",p:55,x:90,y:863,w:400,h:16},
{t:"the locket that he had bought for her fiv e years ago around her",p:55,x:60,y:879,w:430,h:16},
{t:"neck, kissed her, and quietly left the house.",p:55,x:60,y:895,w:298,h:16},
{t:"Cassandra Siltala-Johnson: I live with my husband, Andy,",p:55,x:60,y:917,w:432,h:16},
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{t:"                             May June 2004",p:56,x:660,y:1257,w:258,h:16},
{t:"56",p:56,x:493,y:1259,w:20,h:16},
{t:"My fiancé patiently explained, y et again, that all we wanted to",p:56,x:60,y:639,w:431,h:16},
{t:"do was to get through to his family home in Color ado.  Hours",p:56,x:60,y:655,w:431,h:16},
{t:"had gone by.  Everyone was exhausted.  Finally it was decided",p:56,x:60,y:671,w:431,h:16},
{t:"that we would be allowed to continue on to Color ado contingent",p:56,x:60,y:687,w:430,h:16},
{t:"upon agreeing to appear in F",p:56,x:60,y:703,w:206,h:16},
{t:"ederal Court in six da ys time.",p:56,x:274,y:703,w:216,h:16},
{t:"Although reliev ed at this news, ph",p:56,x:60,y:719,w:248,h:16},
{t:"ysically and emotionally",p:56,x:316,y:719,w:165,h:16},
{t:"drained, we were also ex cited that I had been able to sta y,",p:56,x:60,y:735,w:432,h:16},
{t:"albeit six days.",p:56,x:60,y:751,w:102,h:16},
{t:"Due to my father ’s unsuccessful attempts to convince me",p:56,x:90,y:767,w:401,h:16},
{t:"not to come to America, he had tak en it upon himself to detour",p:56,x:60,y:783,w:429,h:16},
{t:"to America on his way back to New Zealand ahead of me and",p:56,x:60,y:799,w:430,h:16},
{t:"‘check out’ my husband-to-be’s family.  If I wasn’t embarrassed",p:56,x:60,y:815,w:431,h:16},
{t:"by the fact that my father had met my in-laws before I had, I",p:56,x:60,y:831,w:430,h:16},
{t:"certainly was embarrassed and humiliated now that I couldn’ t",p:56,x:60,y:847,w:432,h:16},
{t:"even come to this country without creating all kinds of ha voc.",p:56,x:60,y:863,w:432,h:16},
{t:"My hopes of a good first impression and subsequent acceptance",p:56,x:60,y:879,w:425,h:16},
{t:"of me were fast fading.  Now we had to meet with problems",p:56,x:60,y:895,w:425,h:16},
{t:"hanging over my head.  However, with my fiancé sitting beside",p:56,x:60,y:911,w:430,h:16},
{t:"me I felt renewed strength.  If there were a solution, we would",p:56,x:60,y:927,w:425,h:16},
{t:"find it.  After all, we were in lo ve and it was difficult to accept",p:56,x:60,y:943,w:430,h:16},
{t:"that anyone, government or not, would stand in the w ay of that.",p:56,x:60,y:959,w:431,h:16},
{t:"How naive I was.",p:56,x:60,y:975,w:117,h:16},
{t:"Six days later we duly drove the 240 miles to the Federal",p:56,x:90,y:991,w:402,h:16},
{t:"Court with my future in-laws in tow in order to keep the appointed",p:56,x:60,y:1007,w:433,h:16},
{t:"court hearing with the Federal Judge the next morning.  This",p:56,x:60,y:1023,w:428,h:16},
{t:"was frightening to be summoned to a court such as this and the",p:56,x:60,y:1039,w:425,h:16},
{t:"trip in itself was an adventure in more ways than one.  First of",p:56,x:60,y:1055,w:430,h:16},
{t:"all, due to the length of the journey we were compelled to sta",p:56,x:60,y:1071,w:417,h:16},
{t:"y",p:56,x:484,y:1071,w:7,h:16},
{t:"in a hotel, as I was required to appear first thing in the morning",p:56,x:60,y:1087,w:427,h:16},
{t:"before the court.  All four of us had to share a hotel room together",p:56,x:60,y:1103,w:432,h:16},
{t:".",p:56,x:487,y:1103,w:4,h:16},
{t:"This I had never done with my fiancé, nor anyone else for that",p:56,x:60,y:1119,w:430,h:16},
{t:"matter, so the thought of doing so with m y future in-laws I",p:56,x:60,y:1135,w:429,h:16},
{t:"found very embarrassing, especially as I had to share a bed",p:56,x:60,y:1151,w:427,h:16},
{t:"with my fiancé’s mother.  My fiancé had to share a bed with his",p:56,x:60,y:1167,w:428,h:16},
{t:"father and we lay awake most of the night staring at each other",p:56,x:60,y:1183,w:427,h:16},
{t:"from less than three feet aw ay as his parents snored loudly",p:56,x:60,y:1199,w:427,h:16},
{t:"beside us, both of course wondering what tomorrow would bring",p:56,x:60,y:1215,w:425,h:16},
{t:"and would our lives be changed forever.  Perhaps our dreams of",p:56,x:60,y:1231,w:430,h:16},
{t:"a future together were doomed.  Sleep wouldn’ t come.   I felt",p:56,x:512,y:57,w:430,h:16},
{t:"like I was in a fog, being smothered.  So much had happened in",p:56,x:512,y:73,w:426,h:16},
{t:"a few short days.  I was in cultural shock in more ways than",p:56,x:512,y:89,w:431,h:16},
{t:"one.",p:56,x:512,y:105,w:29,h:16},
{t:"I had not grasped the full magnitude of the problem until",p:56,x:542,y:121,w:397,h:16},
{t:"during the first hearing at which time I w as informed that a",p:56,x:512,y:137,w:430,h:16},
{t:"positive outcome was highly unlikely.  We were sent away with",p:56,x:512,y:153,w:432,h:16},
{t:"instructions to appear back in court again in the afternoon.",p:56,x:512,y:169,w:417,h:16},
{t:"Although the outcome looked bleak, we were ecstatic that time",p:56,x:512,y:185,w:428,h:16},
{t:"had been bought.  Still they believ ed that I had intentionally",p:56,x:512,y:201,w:429,h:16},
{t:"tried to enter the country illegally and there w as no convincing",p:56,x:512,y:217,w:431,h:16},
{t:"them otherwise.  How could this be?  Ev entually, I was told that",p:56,x:512,y:233,w:431,h:16},
{t:"I would be put on probation while my case was considered further .",p:56,x:512,y:249,w:432,h:16},
{t:"I was fingerprinted, mug-shots taken and told to reappear in",p:56,x:512,y:265,w:429,h:16},
{t:"court on another appointed date, during which time I must not",p:56,x:512,y:281,w:425,h:16},
{t:"work.",p:56,x:512,y:297,w:37,h:16},
{t:"Now we only had seven more weeks left until our wedding.",p:56,x:542,y:313,w:398,h:16},
{t:"We had people arriving from overseas as well as locally.  We",p:56,x:512,y:329,w:432,h:16},
{t:"decided that the plans must go ahead.  The long-term picture",p:56,x:512,y:345,w:425,h:16},
{t:"was that my fiancé was returning to school full-time and that as",p:56,x:512,y:361,w:427,h:16},
{t:"I was skilled, I would be the main income during that time.  One",p:56,x:512,y:377,w:425,h:16},
{t:"slight hitch; I was not allowed to work.  What kind of country is",p:56,x:512,y:393,w:427,h:16},
{t:"this who offers one financial aid in the form of W elfare such as",p:56,x:512,y:409,w:431,h:16},
{t:"food stamps, yet doesn’t allow one to work?  I explained that I",p:56,x:512,y:425,w:427,h:16},
{t:"did not want any financial help from the Government, as I was",p:56,x:512,y:441,w:432,h:16},
{t:"perfectly capable of earning my own way.  All this to no avail.  I",p:56,x:512,y:457,w:431,h:16},
{t:"knew that it was not possible for us to carry out this plan without",p:56,x:512,y:473,w:426,h:16},
{t:"me working.  As we were to be living o ver two hundred miles",p:56,x:512,y:489,w:430,h:16},
{t:"from m y in-laws we made trips there looking for work.",p:56,x:512,y:505,w:394,h:16},
{t:"Meanwhile, wedding plans were going ahead and my fiancé made",p:56,x:512,y:521,w:432,h:16},
{t:"plans to start school full-time in a matter of weeks. Other little",p:56,x:512,y:537,w:425,h:16},
{t:"details complicated our da ys.  My fiancé’s mother told me that",p:56,x:512,y:553,w:430,h:16},
{t:"in order to obtain a good job I must sit some State exams.  I",p:56,x:512,y:569,w:425,h:16},
{t:"studied and practised hard and passed exams well. I also must",p:56,x:512,y:585,w:427,h:16},
{t:"get a driver’s license, which was a disaster in its own right.  My",p:56,x:512,y:601,w:428,h:16},
{t:"logical mind told me that if America driv es on the opposite side",p:56,x:512,y:617,w:430,h:16},
{t:"of the road than what I was used to, then it made perfect sense",p:56,x:512,y:633,w:429,h:16},
{t:"that all of the road rules would be the opposite as well. Big",p:56,x:512,y:649,w:424,h:16},
{t:"mistake! Too many exceptions.  After failing the written twice I",p:56,x:512,y:665,w:427,h:16},
{t:"decided it would be a good idea to actually study .  Meanwhile",p:56,x:512,y:681,w:432,h:16},
{t:"the practical aspect of driving was proving a lot more difficult",p:56,x:512,y:697,w:429,h:16},
{t:"than I’d expected.  I’d driv en off the road numerous times, up",p:56,x:512,y:713,w:428,h:16},
{t:"into someone’s yard almost hitting a tree, not to speak of sev eral",p:56,x:512,y:729,w:432,h:16},
{t:"near misses with on-coming cars due to being on the wrong",p:56,x:512,y:745,w:426,h:16},
{t:"side of the road.  Out of sheer exasper ation I proclaimed that I",p:56,x:512,y:761,w:429,h:16},
{t:"was not going to get my driver’s license, at which time it was",p:56,x:512,y:777,w:432,h:16},
{t:"pointed out that it would be impossible here to get by without",p:56,x:512,y:793,w:425,h:16},
{t:"one.  Eventually I got my license.  How excited I was.  How can",p:56,x:512,y:809,w:431,h:16},
{t:"the Government kick me out now?  I ha ve a driver’s license.  My",p:56,x:512,y:825,w:431,h:16},
{t:"first little step to feeling lik e I belonged here.",p:56,x:512,y:841,w:310,h:16},
{t:"Meanwhile a volley of paperwork continued with the INS .  I",p:56,x:542,y:857,w:402,h:16},
{t:"had to appear at the Immigration Building and be examined b y",p:56,x:512,y:873,w:432,h:16},
{t:"a Government doctor, the first of several exams.   Another trek",p:56,x:512,y:889,w:429,h:16},
{t:"found me lined up along with doz ens and dozens of other people",p:56,x:512,y:905,w:430,h:16},
{t:"seeking legal residency or resolutions to their various immigration",p:56,x:512,y:921,w:432,h:16},
{t:"problems.  I spoke to many of these people.  I found a woman",p:56,x:512,y:937,w:428,h:16},
{t:"who swam across the river from Mexico to have her baby born",p:56,x:512,y:953,w:432,h:16},
{t:"in America in order that it ma y have a better life.  I found others",p:56,x:512,y:969,w:429,h:16},
{t:"who had come seeking sanctuary as they’d fled abuse or",p:56,x:512,y:985,w:402,h:16},
{t:"persecution of various kinds.  It was here that I first heard the",p:56,x:512,y:1001,w:429,h:16},
{t:"term “wet back”.  I was saddened by how some of these people",p:56,x:512,y:1017,w:429,h:16},
{t:"were being treated.  I stuck out lik e a sore thumb.  On one visit",p:56,x:512,y:1033,w:430,h:16},
{t:"I was the only white person and got my first taste of the injustice",p:56,x:512,y:1049,w:429,h:16},
{t:"of racial discrimination as I was treated better than most, y et in",p:56,x:512,y:1065,w:432,h:16},
{t:"my mind I felt as though I deserv ed it probably the least.  After",p:56,x:512,y:1081,w:429,h:16},
{t:"all, I’d come not fleeing terrible things.  I lo ved my country.  I",p:56,x:512,y:1097,w:432,h:16},
{t:"just happened to love one man more, and I was willing to go to",p:56,x:512,y:1113,w:430,h:16},
{t:"the ends of the earth to be with him. Y es, these people definitely",p:56,x:512,y:1129,w:429,h:16},
{t:"deserved to be allowed to stay here more than me.  Although",p:56,x:512,y:1145,w:429,h:16},
{t:"our stories were different, we shared a common bond, hope for",p:56,x:512,y:1161,w:425,h:16},
{t:"a new life, a future for ourselv es and our families, whatever the",p:56,x:512,y:1177,w:432,h:16},
{t:"reasons.  I was examined by the Government doctor, yet again.",p:56,x:512,y:1193,w:431,h:16},
{t:"My blood was taken to make sure I was not infected with some",p:56,x:512,y:1209,w:429,h:16},
{t:"terrible disease. With hope I had shown them m y papers to",p:56,x:512,y:1225,w:431,h:16},
{t:"Continued from page 29",p:56,x:60,y:58,w:144,h:13},
{t:" True Love Story Of A Modern Day Immigrant",p:56,x:71,y:78,w:403,h:18},
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{t:"57",p:57,x:490,y:1259,w:20,h:16},
{t:"prove that I’d had v",p:57,x:60,y:57,w:144,h:16},
{t:"accinations for Smallpo",p:57,x:212,y:57,w:160,h:16},
{t:"x, Choler a and",p:57,x:384,y:57,w:106,h:16},
{t:"Typhoid, which I’d been told was necessary in order to get my",p:57,x:60,y:73,w:432,h:16},
{t:"original visa.  What more could I possibly be infected with?  (This",p:57,x:60,y:89,w:425,h:16},
{t:"was before the world knew anything about Aids.)",p:57,x:60,y:105,w:336,h:16},
{t:"Plans continued for the wedding.  W",p:57,x:90,y:121,w:256,h:16},
{t:"e had to go to a",p:57,x:365,y:121,w:119,h:16},
{t:"courthouse and get a license.  I was thinking that a lot of American",p:57,x:60,y:137,w:435,h:16},
{t:"life must entail going to court.  Then I w as told I had to have",p:57,x:60,y:153,w:432,h:16},
{t:"more blood tests.  So this is America?  I w as told that I had to",p:57,x:60,y:169,w:430,h:16},
{t:"have yet another physical examination.  Nobody explained to",p:57,x:60,y:185,w:427,h:16},
{t:"me that this involved a gynecological exam; something I had",p:57,x:60,y:201,w:428,h:16},
{t:"never heard of, much less imagined.  This all came as a shock.",p:57,x:60,y:217,w:427,h:16},
{t:"I felt violated and was convinced I was being tortured.  Perhaps",p:57,x:60,y:233,w:431,h:16},
{t:"this was a test to see just how badly I w anted to stay here.  I",p:57,x:60,y:249,w:431,h:16},
{t:"had never taken my clothes off in front of anyone, much less a",p:57,x:60,y:265,w:430,h:16},
{t:"male doctor .  Nothing could ha",p:57,x:60,y:281,w:225,h:16},
{t:"ve prepared me for such",p:57,x:300,y:281,w:176,h:16},
{t:"humiliation.  It was at this point I almost gave up and thought",p:57,x:60,y:297,w:430,h:16},
{t:"that it would be best for me to lea ve now and go back to what I",p:57,x:60,y:313,w:429,h:16},
{t:"knew and where I belonged.  I will nev er get used to these",p:57,x:60,y:329,w:429,h:16},
{t:"crazy American ways.  Besides, America doesn’ t want me and",p:57,x:60,y:345,w:431,h:16},
{t:"that’s fine with me now.  Life was getting more complicated and",p:57,x:60,y:361,w:428,h:16},
{t:"I’d only been in this country a fortnight.  I didn’ t understand",p:57,x:60,y:377,w:431,h:16},
{t:"anything, except the fact that I loved someone with all of my",p:57,x:60,y:393,w:432,h:16},
{t:"heart and we shared a common dream.   So, that was the deciding",p:57,x:60,y:409,w:433,h:16},
{t:"factor.  I must keep fighting for this.",p:57,x:60,y:425,w:248,h:16},
{t:"Wedding plans continued.  I tried to adapt to ev eryday life.",p:57,x:90,y:441,w:401,h:16},
{t:"I still didn’t understand how Americans thought and I made",p:57,x:60,y:457,w:424,h:16},
{t:"many mistakes and many judgements.  We pulled up in front of",p:57,x:60,y:473,w:430,h:16},
{t:"a business that had a sign in the window that read, “No checks",p:57,x:60,y:489,w:425,h:16},
{t:"here”.  I excitedly said to my fiancé, “Look, let",p:57,x:60,y:505,w:330,h:16},
{t:"’s go in there,",p:57,x:393,y:505,w:98,h:16},
{t:"they will not check us”.  Not knowing that this was how American’s",p:57,x:60,y:521,w:432,h:16},
{t:"spelt “cheque”, I ignorantly assumed that they were going to",p:57,x:60,y:537,w:428,h:16},
{t:"bodily search us.  In light of ev erything else happening, this did",p:57,x:60,y:553,w:428,h:16},
{t:"not seem unexpected to me.  Life w as full of similar episodes",p:57,x:60,y:569,w:429,h:16},
{t:"and lessons each day.  I only owned two sets of clothes, therefore,",p:57,x:60,y:585,w:434,h:16},
{t:"the first thing I had to do was wash them upon arrival.  I could",p:57,x:60,y:601,w:431,h:16},
{t:"not see any wash house area.  I did not recognise American",p:57,x:60,y:617,w:427,h:16},
{t:"laundry machines.  I set about w ashing by hand and then went",p:57,x:60,y:633,w:430,h:16},
{t:"outside into the garden to hang them up to dry .  I walked around",p:57,x:60,y:649,w:431,h:16},
{t:"everywhere looking for a clothesline.  I couldn’",p:57,x:60,y:665,w:331,h:16},
{t:"t find one",p:57,x:418,y:665,w:68,h:16},
{t:"anywhere.  I looked over all of the fences into neighbours’ y ards",p:57,x:60,y:681,w:432,h:16},
{t:"and was astonished to find that they too had no clotheslines.",p:57,x:60,y:697,w:426,h:16},
{t:"What a strange place this was.",p:57,x:60,y:713,w:210,h:16},
{t:"We painted my fiancé’s grandfather ’s house to earn extra",p:57,x:90,y:729,w:402,h:16},
{t:"money before the wedding.  Soon people arriv ed, some from",p:57,x:60,y:745,w:431,h:16},
{t:"overseas.  My sister was the only one who could afford to come",p:57,x:60,y:761,w:428,h:16},
{t:"and represent my family.  She gave me away.  My family had",p:57,x:60,y:777,w:430,h:16},
{t:"come to accept my choices, although it would be man y many",p:57,x:60,y:793,w:432,h:16},
{t:"years before I could appreciate what m y mother felt.  It was not",p:57,x:60,y:809,w:432,h:16},
{t:"a personal thing toward my fiancé.  The main issue was that it",p:57,x:60,y:825,w:431,h:16},
{t:"would entail living in America, almost 10,000 miles from home.",p:57,x:60,y:841,w:425,h:16},
{t:"It would be seventeen years before I could take my husband",p:57,x:60,y:857,w:431,h:16},
{t:"home to meet my family.",p:57,x:60,y:873,w:172,h:16},
{t:" After the wedding we moved over 200 miles away from my",p:57,x:90,y:889,w:402,h:16},
{t:"husband’s family.  Now we could get on with the business of",p:57,x:60,y:905,w:427,h:16},
{t:"being our own family and starting our own life. W e could now",p:57,x:60,y:921,w:431,h:16},
{t:"begin to live our dream.  My husband was in school full-time.",p:57,x:60,y:937,w:430,h:16},
{t:"He was also working part-time.  I was working full-time at a",p:57,x:60,y:953,w:429,h:16},
{t:"very good job that I’d got illegally apparently . Life was not that",p:57,x:60,y:969,w:431,h:16},
{t:"simple.  Everyday I was frightened that I would be “found out",p:57,x:60,y:985,w:421,h:16},
{t:"”",p:57,x:486,y:985,w:6,h:16},
{t:"as I was still not allowed to legally work, and then I’d be expelled",p:57,x:60,y:1001,w:426,h:16},
{t:"from the country.  Nothing could have prepared me for the",p:57,x:60,y:1017,w:422,h:16},
{t:"isolation I felt.  Coming from a large family I now liv ed in a",p:57,x:60,y:1033,w:431,h:16},
{t:"place where I knew not a soul.  I’d just got married to someone",p:57,x:60,y:1049,w:425,h:16},
{t:"my mother had not even met and I was living in fear of being",p:57,x:60,y:1065,w:429,h:16},
{t:"deported any day now.  I was a nervous wreck.  I couldn’",p:57,x:60,y:1081,w:420,h:16},
{t:"t",p:57,x:487,y:1081,w:5,h:16},
{t:"concentrate on my work.  I was not doing the job I knew I was",p:57,x:60,y:1097,w:432,h:16},
{t:"capable of.  Meanwhile, my legal status here continued to be a",p:57,x:60,y:1113,w:428,h:16},
{t:"big issue.  More court hearings, more examinations.  I w",p:57,x:60,y:1129,w:382,h:16},
{t:"as still",p:57,x:448,y:1129,w:42,h:16},
{t:"on probation.   My in-laws once again accompanied my husband",p:57,x:60,y:1145,w:431,h:16},
{t:"and I to court.  They knew a Senator in their area that had",p:57,x:60,y:1161,w:425,h:16},
{t:"looked into my case and said that it was all but hopeless.  The",p:57,x:60,y:1177,w:429,h:16},
{t:"morning hearing was not going well.  We were told to return",p:57,x:60,y:1193,w:430,h:16},
{t:"later in the day.  There was apparently one more person with",p:57,x:60,y:1209,w:428,h:16},
{t:"whom we could plead my case.  As we sat now in this man’s",p:57,x:60,y:1225,w:432,h:16},
{t:"office things were not looking v ery positive at all.  I was far too",p:57,x:512,y:56,w:431,h:16},
{t:"shy to really contribute much, so w as not hopeful whatsoever.",p:57,x:512,y:71,w:432,h:16},
{t:"Then, all of a sudden my father-in-law happened to notice that",p:57,x:512,y:86,w:429,h:16},
{t:"this man was a hunter by the trophies around his office w alls.",p:57,x:512,y:101,w:432,h:16},
{t:"He quietly proceeded to talk about hunting, ev entually inviting",p:57,x:512,y:116,w:432,h:16},
{t:"him over anytime to his part of the state to hunt.  That w as it!",p:57,x:512,y:131,w:431,h:16},
{t:"Everything turned around.  This man took m y papers and signed",p:57,x:512,y:146,w:430,h:16},
{t:"them right then and there.  Nobody could believ e it, least of all",p:57,x:512,y:161,w:430,h:16},
{t:"me.  I was speechless to think that after ev erything that had",p:57,x:512,y:176,w:430,h:16},
{t:"transpired to date, it could be instantly fix ed with one simple",p:57,x:512,y:191,w:430,h:16},
{t:"pencil whip.  Amazing!  One man had the power to completely",p:57,x:512,y:206,w:427,h:16},
{t:"change the course of our liv es. That lesson stay ed with me",p:57,x:512,y:221,w:430,h:16},
{t:"forever.  To say we left that Federal courthouse absolutely elated",p:57,x:512,y:236,w:429,h:16},
{t:"that day would be a gross understatement. Now could begin the",p:57,x:512,y:251,w:426,h:16},
{t:"formalities of obtaining a “Green Card”.  One more step closer.",p:57,x:512,y:266,w:432,h:16},
{t:"I was still technically on probation and still not legally allowed to",p:57,x:512,y:281,w:425,h:16},
{t:"work, however, the end was in sight.  More paperwork went",p:57,x:512,y:296,w:428,h:16},
{t:"back and forth and along with it, more money each time.  It",p:57,x:512,y:311,w:425,h:16},
{t:"would be well over another year before I would get my Permanent",p:57,x:512,y:326,w:432,h:16},
{t:"Residency status and have a green card to prove it.",p:57,x:512,y:341,w:356,h:16},
{t:"Life was looking up.  Now I could finally concentr ate on",p:57,x:542,y:356,w:401,h:16},
{t:"adjusting to this strange culture and its interesting people.  My",p:57,x:512,y:371,w:427,h:16},
{t:"first winter in the Rocky Mountains of Colorado brought one of",p:57,x:512,y:386,w:430,h:16},
{t:"the worst blizzards in years.  I had never even seen snow before,",p:57,x:512,y:401,w:430,h:16},
{t:"much less lived in it. Therefore, trudging to our apartment in",p:57,x:512,y:416,w:427,h:16},
{t:"knee deep snow was an interesting and challenging experience",p:57,x:512,y:431,w:427,h:16},
{t:"indeed.  Having been raised in the South Pacific I’d never been",p:57,x:512,y:446,w:432,h:16},
{t:"so cold in my entire life.  My husband would frequently ha ve hot",p:57,x:512,y:461,w:431,h:16},
{t:"water drawn in the bath for me to thaw out in.  Cooking was yet",p:57,x:512,y:476,w:432,h:16},
{t:"another interesting venture.  Being raised at sea level I now had",p:57,x:512,y:491,w:431,h:16},
{t:"to learn to cook at high altitude.  It would be at least a y ear",p:57,x:512,y:506,w:432,h:16},
{t:"before I discovered such American conveniences such as cake",p:57,x:512,y:521,w:432,h:16},
{t:"mixes and other instant foods.",p:57,x:512,y:536,w:207,h:16},
{t:"After my husband finished school we headed to the west",p:57,x:542,y:551,w:397,h:16},
{t:"coast with all our belongings squashed into a VW bug in search",p:57,x:512,y:566,w:425,h:16},
{t:"of work, as this is where we were told there were plent y of jobs",p:57,x:512,y:581,w:431,h:16},
{t:"available.  In all of the hustle and bustle of mo ving I’d neglected",p:57,x:512,y:596,w:430,h:16},
{t:"to register with the Post Office; something that is no longer",p:57,x:512,y:611,w:426,h:16},
{t:"required for non-citizens now.  After receiving INS warning notice",p:57,x:512,y:626,w:431,h:16},
{t:"the problem was addressed and eventually rectified, thankfully.",p:57,x:512,y:641,w:432,h:16},
{t:"I was still nervous at the mere thought of upsetting these",p:57,x:512,y:656,w:412,h:16},
{t:"Immigration officials again.",p:57,x:512,y:671,w:185,h:16},
{t:"One year and a half later a daughter arriv ed.  I took her home",p:57,x:512,y:701,w:430,h:16},
{t:"to New Zealand to meet my family.  Little did I know the legal",p:57,x:512,y:716,w:429,h:16},
{t:"problems that would ensue as a result of this.  Before lea ving",p:57,x:512,y:731,w:432,h:16},
{t:"the United States, I had sent m y passport to the New Zealand",p:57,x:512,y:746,w:432,h:16},
{t:"Embassy in Washington D.C. in order to have my daughter put",p:57,x:512,y:761,w:431,h:16},
{t:"on to it. This they did without question.  So without a second",p:57,x:512,y:776,w:425,h:16},
{t:"thought, off I went.  It w asn’t until leaving NZ for the return trip",p:57,x:512,y:791,w:429,h:16},
{t:"that the American airline with whom I w as booked stopped me",p:57,x:512,y:806,w:431,h:16},
{t:"and said that I would not be able to continue as I had an American",p:57,x:512,y:821,w:434,h:16},
{t:"citizen on a New Zealand citizen’s passport.  How could this be?",p:57,x:512,y:836,w:429,h:16},
{t:"I thought all of these headaches were behind me.  I was informed",p:57,x:512,y:851,w:432,h:16},
{t:"that if they let me through knowing this that they would be",p:57,x:512,y:866,w:424,h:16},
{t:"heavily fined.  My father knew people in authorit y at the airport,",p:57,x:512,y:881,w:430,h:16},
{t:"and after several long and heated discussions, I w as eventually",p:57,x:512,y:896,w:431,h:16},
{t:"allowed to go at my own risk, although strongly advised not to",p:57,x:512,y:911,w:427,h:16},
{t:"as no one could guarantee that I would not be detained upon",p:57,x:512,y:926,w:428,h:16},
{t:"entry to the U.S.  With a permanent residency status and a child",p:57,x:512,y:941,w:427,h:16},
{t:"born in the U.S.A. how could there possibly be trouble?  How",p:57,x:512,y:956,w:427,h:16},
{t:"wrong I was.  Sure enough, upon arrival into the U.S. I was",p:57,x:512,y:971,w:432,h:16},
{t:"detained and questioned and questioned.  I w as told that it was",p:57,x:512,y:986,w:432,h:16},
{t:"illegal to ha ve a United States citiz",p:57,x:512,y:1001,w:251,h:16},
{t:"en on another country’ s",p:57,x:771,y:1001,w:173,h:16},
{t:"passport without them being a citiz en of said country.  This of",p:57,x:512,y:1016,w:431,h:16},
{t:"course was true, and so in my ignorance, I had inadvertently",p:57,x:512,y:1031,w:431,h:16},
{t:"broken the law, yet again.  Eventually, however, it was all ironed",p:57,x:512,y:1046,w:431,h:16},
{t:"out, and despite threats of separating me from my nursing infant,",p:57,x:512,y:1061,w:432,h:16},
{t:"an agreement was reached.  As I could not yet become an",p:57,x:512,y:1076,w:422,h:16},
{t:"American citizen I was fortunately able to have my daughter",p:57,x:512,y:1091,w:431,h:16},
{t:"made a New Z",p:57,x:512,y:1106,w:104,h:16},
{t:"ealand citizen to a",p:57,x:624,y:1106,w:129,h:16},
{t:"void the same situation",p:57,x:766,y:1106,w:164,h:16},
{t:"happening again in the future. This did solve the problem,",p:57,x:512,y:1121,w:412,h:16},
{t:"although I found out later that there were easier solutions.",p:57,x:512,y:1136,w:399,h:16},
{t:"I became more confident in my American way of living.  I",p:57,x:542,y:1151,w:400,h:16},
{t:"still found many things strange, but I was beginning to understand",p:57,x:512,y:1166,w:434,h:16},
{t:"how Americans think, and also how the system works; definitely",p:57,x:512,y:1181,w:425,h:16},
{t:"a big turning point, and something that did not happen overnight,",p:57,x:512,y:1196,w:432,h:16},
{t:"but only came with time.  I even got a little cocky in my newfound",p:57,x:512,y:1211,w:432,h:16},
{t:"familiarity and whilst a couple of overseas relatives were staying",p:57,x:512,y:1226,w:432,h:16},
{t:" Skyline Magazine",p:58,x:60,y:1257,w:130,h:16},
{t:"                             May June 2004",p:58,x:660,y:1257,w:258,h:16},
{t:"58",p:58,x:493,y:1259,w:20,h:16},
{t:"with us they expressed a desire to go to Mexico .  As my husband",p:58,x:60,y:56,w:431,h:16},
{t:"had to go overseas on business I decided I would tak e them and",p:58,x:60,y:71,w:431,h:16},
{t:"my infant to Mexico by myself. I had never heard about such",p:58,x:60,y:86,w:430,h:16},
{t:"things as not to drink w ater, much less any security issues.",p:58,x:60,y:101,w:430,h:16},
{t:"However, we did survive. I did not even take my passport as I’d",p:58,x:60,y:116,w:430,h:16},
{t:"been led to believe that as long as you have an American driver’s",p:58,x:60,y:131,w:432,h:16},
{t:"license you could get back through the border no problem.  How",p:58,x:60,y:146,w:426,h:16},
{t:"ignorant I was.  Upon re-entering back across the border into",p:58,x:60,y:161,w:426,h:16},
{t:"the United States I told my relatives not to speak as their accents",p:58,x:60,y:176,w:430,h:16},
{t:"would draw attention to the fact that we are not Americans, but",p:58,x:60,y:191,w:426,h:16},
{t:"that they should not worry as I ha ve an American Drivers license",p:58,x:60,y:206,w:431,h:16},
{t:"which I planned on just flashing at the Customs Officials.",p:58,x:60,y:221,w:404,h:16},
{t:"Fortunately for us we were lucky and encountered no major",p:58,x:60,y:236,w:423,h:16},
{t:"problems, just a few questions raised as to where I was from.",p:58,x:60,y:251,w:431,h:16},
{t:"I’d forgot I still had an accent.",p:58,x:60,y:266,w:206,h:16},
{t:"It would be ten years before I would apply for m y American",p:58,x:90,y:281,w:401,h:16},
{t:"Citizenship.  Various legalities had prevented me from doing so",p:58,x:60,y:296,w:430,h:16},
{t:"earlier, as well as convincing my family that I would not give up",p:58,x:60,y:311,w:432,h:16},
{t:"my citizenship to my mother country.  And so it was.  With my",p:58,x:60,y:326,w:432,h:16},
{t:"husband and children looking on, I w as sworn in as a citizen of",p:58,x:60,y:341,w:431,h:16},
{t:"the United States of America.  It had been a long journey and",p:58,x:60,y:356,w:425,h:16},
{t:"although I’d learnt an awful lot through it all, it w as a journey I",p:58,x:60,y:371,w:431,h:16},
{t:"would not recommend repeating the same w ay. The relief I felt",p:58,x:60,y:386,w:430,h:16},
{t:"knowing that it was all over was profound.",p:58,x:60,y:401,w:291,h:16},
{t:"Many more years have passed by since that day, but I like",p:58,x:90,y:416,w:402,h:16},
{t:"to think that I have contributed to the betterment of m y adopted",p:58,x:60,y:431,w:431,h:16},
{t:"country.  I have raised and educated productive members of",p:58,x:60,y:446,w:431,h:16},
{t:"society and now have grandchildren whom I know will be the",p:58,x:60,y:461,w:428,h:16},
{t:"same. My family   continued to be m y first priority. So now with",p:58,x:60,y:476,w:431,h:16},
{t:"the first generation of full-blooded American citiz ens, I finally",p:58,x:60,y:491,w:431,h:16},
{t:"feel like I actually am entitled to be here.  As this br anch of our",p:58,x:60,y:506,w:431,h:16},
{t:"family tree began with my decision to come to America all those",p:58,x:60,y:521,w:428,h:16},
{t:"years ago, I feel in many ways, solely responsible for ensuring",p:58,x:60,y:536,w:428,h:16},
{t:"not only the survival, but the success of this new br anch in my",p:58,x:60,y:551,w:432,h:16},
{t:"adopted country.  I will continue to do my best to help in any-",p:58,x:60,y:566,w:432,h:16},
{t:"way needed to make sure that my children and grandchildren",p:58,x:60,y:581,w:431,h:16},
{t:"have all the opportunities to mak e that happen.  As far as re-",p:58,x:60,y:596,w:429,h:16},
{t:"grets?   I do not in any way regret coming to this country.  I",p:58,x:60,y:611,w:432,h:16},
{t:"have learnt to love, understand and appreciate most Americans",p:58,x:60,y:626,w:427,h:16},
{t:"and have found most to be tolerant, friendly and generous.  I",p:58,x:60,y:641,w:429,h:16},
{t:"have been more fortunate than some in that I ha ve always felt",p:58,x:60,y:656,w:431,h:16},
{t:"accepted and grateful that I never felt discriminated against as",p:58,x:60,y:671,w:428,h:16},
{t:"a foreigner.  So, despite a rocky beginning, this country has",p:58,x:60,y:686,w:427,h:16},
{t:"been good to me.  I have never taken my citizenship lightly.  I",p:58,x:60,y:701,w:432,h:16},
{t:"realise that most Americans nev er have to think about that, but",p:58,x:60,y:716,w:429,h:16},
{t:"it is something I will never forget.  Would I recommend this",p:58,x:60,y:731,w:430,h:16},
{t:"journey to anyone else?  Believe it or not I have been asked that",p:58,x:60,y:746,w:431,h:16},
{t:"question many times, and as recently as this writing.  My an-",p:58,x:60,y:761,w:426,h:16},
{t:"swer remains to think long and hard. Then, if y ou still really",p:58,x:60,y:776,w:430,h:16},
{t:"believe in your dream, hold on to it with all y our strength and",p:58,x:60,y:791,w:430,h:16},
{t:"never give up. As far as that young American I fell in love with",p:58,x:60,y:806,w:431,h:16},
{t:"all those years ago, I can honestly say, I am more in love with",p:58,x:60,y:821,w:431,h:16},
{t:"him now than I could possibly have imagined all those years",p:58,x:60,y:836,w:432,h:16},
{t:"ago.  That love not only endured through thick and thin, (and",p:58,x:60,y:851,w:427,h:16},
{t:"could fill volumes), it grew far beyond my expectations.   As far",p:58,x:60,y:866,w:429,h:16},
{t:"as the other most frequently ask ed question of, “was it worth",p:58,x:60,y:881,w:431,h:16},
{t:"it?” I can say, nay shout, a resounding “YES”, with all my heart.",p:58,x:60,y:896,w:431,h:16},
{t:"I have no doubt in my heart and soul that I married the lo ve of",p:58,x:60,y:911,w:432,h:16},
{t:"my life and would do it all over again, in a heartbeat.  I am still",p:58,x:60,y:926,w:428,h:16},
{t:"living my dream.",p:58,x:60,y:941,w:115,h:16},
{t:"                                The End",p:58,x:90,y:956,w:210,h:16},
{t:"(for now)",p:58,x:244,y:971,w:63,h:16},
{t:"Michael Roberts",p:58,x:618,y:71,w:197,h:22},
{t:"Images That Drown My Soul",p:58,x:641,y:126,w:172,h:22},
{t:"This vision, it consumes me.",p:58,x:579,y:190,w:192,h:16},
{t:"Each moment is filled with",p:58,x:579,y:206,w:178,h:16},
{t:"both heaven and hell.",p:58,x:579,y:223,w:147,h:16},
{t:"I’ve smote my ruins",p:58,x:579,y:240,w:137,h:16},
{t:"on this forsaken path.",p:58,x:579,y:256,w:150,h:16},
{t:"Darkness could potentially",p:58,x:579,y:273,w:178,h:16},
{t:"destroy what was once so light.",p:58,x:579,y:290,w:216,h:16},
{t:"To make this choice,",p:58,x:579,y:306,w:138,h:16},
{t:"I have two different futures–",p:58,x:579,y:323,w:196,h:16},
{t:"one hell,",p:58,x:579,y:340,w:58,h:16},
{t:"the other,",p:58,x:579,y:356,w:66,h:16},
{t:"hell’s equal.",p:58,x:579,y:373,w:80,h:16},
{t:"Like a gnarled tree trying",p:58,x:579,y:390,w:172,h:16},
{t:"to fit into a hopeless crevice,",p:58,x:579,y:406,w:196,h:16},
{t:"my heart seeks survival.",p:58,x:579,y:423,w:168,h:16},
{t:"I’m rife with anger so large,",p:58,x:579,y:440,w:190,h:16},
{t:"my spirit trembles.",p:58,x:579,y:456,w:128,h:16},
{t:"I can’t see to save this",p:58,x:579,y:473,w:156,h:16},
{t:"wretched life.",p:58,x:579,y:490,w:91,h:16},
{t:"My hope I put into",p:58,x:579,y:506,w:124,h:16},
{t:"hands not mine.",p:58,x:579,y:523,w:109,h:16},
{t:"My self is without the foundation–",p:58,x:579,y:540,w:229,h:16},
{t:"the crux of an individual once v alued.",p:58,x:579,y:556,w:258,h:16},
{t:"How could this have become",p:58,x:579,y:573,w:195,h:16},
{t:"so devastating?",p:58,x:579,y:590,w:106,h:16},
{t:"I walk and see only",p:58,x:579,y:606,w:132,h:16},
{t:"depredation, but",p:58,x:579,y:623,w:112,h:16},
{t:"all is as it was.",p:58,x:579,y:640,w:101,h:16},
{t:"Patience is but a wisp of smoke",p:58,x:579,y:656,w:216,h:16},
{t:"after a roaring fire;",p:58,x:579,y:673,w:131,h:16},
{t:"compassion just a dream, and",p:58,x:579,y:690,w:204,h:16},
{t:"life only a word.",p:58,x:579,y:706,w:109,h:16},
{t:"I seek the guide who",p:58,x:579,y:723,w:142,h:16},
{t:"will release me from",p:58,x:579,y:740,w:138,h:16},
{t:"this prison–",p:58,x:579,y:756,w:79,h:16},
{t:"stultifying it is,",p:58,x:579,y:773,w:101,h:16},
{t:"suffocating too.",p:58,x:579,y:790,w:106,h:16},
{t:"I chase words as if",p:58,x:579,y:806,w:127,h:16},
{t:"they were feathers in a",p:58,x:579,y:823,w:157,h:16},
{t:"windstorm;",p:58,x:579,y:840,w:76,h:16},
{t:"I cherish glances a",p:58,x:579,y:856,w:127,h:16},
{t:"mother gives before her",p:58,x:579,y:873,w:165,h:16},
{t:"great release.",p:58,x:579,y:890,w:93,h:16},
{t:"I’m in pieces,",p:58,x:579,y:906,w:91,h:16},
{t:"pieces that I don’t",p:58,x:579,y:923,w:125,h:16},
{t:"recognize anymore.",p:58,x:579,y:940,w:134,h:16},
{t:"Conviction that was once",p:58,x:579,y:956,w:170,h:16},
{t:"so pure is now spread",p:58,x:579,y:973,w:149,h:16},
{t:"thin enough to be gone.",p:58,x:579,y:990,w:162,h:16},
{t:"Weeping, I vent this emotion",p:58,x:579,y:1006,w:197,h:16},
{t:"in hope of finding that faith again.",p:58,x:579,y:1023,w:231,h:16},
{t:"Michael Roberts: I currently live in Boulder, CO, but was born",p:58,x:512,y:1109,w:431,h:16},
{t:"just outside of Chicago, IL. My life, both quite sad and very",p:58,x:512,y:1126,w:427,h:16},
{t:"happy, has provided me with plenty of writing material, espe-",p:58,x:512,y:1142,w:429,h:16},
{t:"cially in the form of poetry. But, it wasn’t until recently that I",p:58,x:512,y:1159,w:430,h:16},
{t:"was comfortable enough to actually share it. With respect to",p:58,x:512,y:1176,w:426,h:16},
{t:"poetry, I always write it with the intention that each poem ha ve",p:58,x:512,y:1192,w:432,h:16},
{t:"a deep sense of symbolism. It",p:58,x:512,y:1209,w:209,h:16},
{t:"’s a code, I suppose, that each",p:58,x:725,y:1209,w:215,h:16},
{t:"reader must figure out for him or herself .",p:58,x:512,y:1226,w:285,h:16},
{t:"Mira Hall was born and raised in a large family in New Zealand",p:58,x:60,y:1018,w:431,h:16},
{t:"until the age of 19 when she left her homeland “to see the",p:58,x:60,y:1033,w:421,h:16},
{t:"world“, living first in England before finally settling in the United",p:58,x:60,y:1048,w:425,h:16},
{t:"States. She has experienced America from living in the R ocky",p:58,x:60,y:1063,w:432,h:16},
{t:"Mountains of Colorado to the Mojave Desert and San Joaquin",p:58,x:60,y:1078,w:429,h:16},
{t:"Valley of Southern and Northern California. She and her hus-",p:58,x:60,y:1093,w:425,h:16},
{t:"band Rodger currently live in Eastern Pennsylvania. Devoting",p:58,x:60,y:1108,w:432,h:16},
{t:"her life to providing the best possible environment to raise her",p:58,x:60,y:1123,w:431,h:16},
{t:"family in, she home -schooled both of her children , R achel and",p:58,x:60,y:1138,w:431,h:16},
{t:"James-Andrew, from an early age right through high school.",p:58,x:60,y:1153,w:425,h:16},
{t:"She holds the rating of Master of Herbology and has been a",p:58,x:60,y:1168,w:427,h:16},
{t:"vegetarian for over 30 years and actively promotes vegetarian-",p:58,x:60,y:1183,w:431,h:16},
{t:"ism, the humane treatment of animals, along with a humane,",p:58,x:60,y:1198,w:426,h:16},
{t:"sustainable lifestyle. She enjo ys pottery, sailing, writing and",p:58,x:60,y:1213,w:428,h:16},
{t:"spending time with her children and gr andchildren.",p:58,x:60,y:1228,w:350,h:16},
{t:" Arts & Entertainment",p:59,x:60,y:1255,w:159,h:16},
{t:"                                  “Reach for the Sky...”",p:59,x:599,y:1255,w:330,h:16},
{t:"59",p:59,x:490,y:1259,w:20,h:16},
{t:"Places",p:59,x:60,y:60,w:109,h:50},
{t:"                                                                      by Arthur Isaacson",p:59,x:82,y:154,w:384,h:22},
{t:"Putnam Connecticut",p:59,x:171,y:102,w:223,h:40},
{t:"How did I come to be in the small quaint town of Putnam, Con-",p:59,x:60,y:197,w:425,h:16},
{t:"necticut? Way up here in the northeast corner of the state, pr ac-",p:59,x:60,y:213,w:432,h:16},
{t:"tically in Massachusetts or Rhode Island.",p:59,x:60,y:230,w:275,h:16},
{t:"If you’re a antique collector, you’d understand. I am, sort",p:59,x:90,y:247,w:399,h:16},
{t:"of. I collect, repair and use antique fountain pens. Wh y fountain",p:59,x:60,y:263,w:431,h:16},
{t:"pens? Well, actually, it wasn’t my intention to start a new hobb y.",p:59,x:60,y:280,w:432,h:16},
{t:"It just happened as I attempted to impro ve my handwriting.",p:59,x:60,y:297,w:431,h:16},
{t:"About six months ago, while trying to decipher longhand notes I",p:59,x:60,y:313,w:427,h:16},
{t:"had taken several days before, I recalled how much a former",p:59,x:60,y:330,w:427,h:16},
{t:"partner of mine loved his Mont Blanc fountain pen. When I had",p:59,x:60,y:347,w:427,h:16},
{t:"suggested I might try using a similar pen he authoritatively",p:59,x:60,y:363,w:421,h:16},
{t:"dismissed my idea by saying, “You’re left handed. You can’t use",p:59,x:60,y:380,w:432,h:16},
{t:"a fountain pen because you push the nib instead of pulling it lik e",p:59,x:60,y:397,w:432,h:16},
{t:"right handed people.” Knowing little of fountain pen design or",p:59,x:60,y:413,w:427,h:16},
{t:"use (the last one I used w as about 50 years ago) I simply",p:59,x:60,y:430,w:428,h:16},
{t:"accepted his diagnosis and abandoned the idea. R ecalling that",p:59,x:60,y:447,w:431,h:16},
{t:"incident, I asked myself, “What if he was wrong?”",p:59,x:60,y:463,w:341,h:16},
{t:"From that simple question a quest began. First to find an",p:59,x:90,y:480,w:396,h:16},
{t:"inexpensive fountain pen to try m y hand with. Imagine m y",p:59,x:60,y:497,w:432,h:16},
{t:"surprise to find I had no trouble at all writing with the modest",p:59,x:60,y:513,w:425,h:16},
{t:"pen I acquired for fourteen dollars. Now the research began.",p:59,x:60,y:530,w:425,h:16},
{t:"Did the old myth about left-handed fountain pen users have any",p:59,x:60,y:547,w:432,h:16},
{t:"truth to it? Turns out it does, especially with very fine nibs",p:59,x:60,y:563,w:421,h:16},
{t:"(points).  I also found out that in the da ys before the Second",p:59,x:60,y:580,w:430,h:16},
{t:"World War, pens could be bought with nibs specially ground for",p:59,x:60,y:597,w:426,h:16},
{t:"left handed writers. One kind was called Oblique and another,",p:59,x:60,y:613,w:432,h:16},
{t:"made in England, was called “Cranked.” I also discovered in",p:59,x:60,y:630,w:428,h:16},
{t:"those early days before ball, rollerball and gel were in vented,",p:59,x:60,y:647,w:431,h:16},
{t:"nibs (pen points) were made of 14K gold and were v ery flexible.",p:59,x:60,y:663,w:431,h:16},
{t:"(To mimic the quills originally used to write with.) The flexible",p:59,x:60,y:680,w:425,h:16},
{t:"nibs had two tines whose space grew larger with increased",p:59,x:60,y:697,w:416,h:16},
{t:"pressure, giving the writing a v",p:59,x:60,y:713,w:221,h:16},
{t:"ariation and flair similar to",p:59,x:294,y:713,w:187,h:16},
{t:"calligraphy we see today. Once I discovered that phenomena, I",p:59,x:60,y:730,w:430,h:16},
{t:"was hooked: A prisoner to the search for those wonderful flexible",p:59,x:60,y:747,w:428,h:16},
{t:"instruments born in the days when pens were not only a jo y to",p:59,x:60,y:763,w:432,h:16},
{t:"write with, but beautiful as well.",p:59,x:60,y:780,w:217,h:16},
{t:"I’ll leave the history of pens and learning to mak e old ones",p:59,x:90,y:797,w:401,h:16},
{t:"useable again for another day, but I often spend time at flea",p:59,x:60,y:813,w:429,h:16},
{t:"markets, yard sales, rummage sales and antique shops, in search",p:59,x:60,y:830,w:431,h:16},
{t:"of my elusive prey",p:59,x:60,y:847,w:134,h:16},
{t:". That is how I ended up in Putnam,",p:59,x:204,y:847,w:260,h:16},
{t:"Connecticut.",p:59,x:60,y:863,w:83,h:16},
{t:"A well-known center for antiques in this part of the state,",p:59,x:90,y:879,w:396,h:16},
{t:"there is more to see and explore than can be done in a da y. In",p:59,x:60,y:895,w:432,h:16},
{t:"addition, when the hunt makes you hungry, fine dining is avail-",p:59,x:60,y:911,w:432,h:16},
{t:"able. Tuesday’s, Pickled Pepper Café or more than a doz en other",p:59,x:60,y:927,w:431,h:16},
{t:"eateries are just a few steps from an y of the shops downtown.",p:59,x:60,y:943,w:429,h:16},
{t:"Our lunch at a Bistro named The Vine w as wonderful. Though",p:59,x:60,y:959,w:430,h:16},
{t:"simple in décor, the food was extraordinary and the staff very",p:59,x:60,y:975,w:432,h:16},
{t:"friendly and courteous. Whether a glass of wine and a wr ap, or",p:59,x:60,y:991,w:432,h:16},
{t:"a full rack of lamb dinner, it is a memorable experience. Be-",p:59,x:60,y:1007,w:430,h:16},
{t:"cause Putnam is a small town, it is v ery laid back, but offers",p:59,x:60,y:1023,w:429,h:16},
{t:"many opportunities for the antique hunter. From storefronts like",p:59,x:60,y:1039,w:432,h:16},
{t:"Jeremiah’s Antique Shoppes (with interior ice cream parlor) to",p:59,x:60,y:1055,w:426,h:16},
{t:"multi-floor malls, such as the Antique Mark etplace (claiming to",p:59,x:60,y:1071,w:430,h:16},
{t:"be Connecticut",p:59,x:60,y:1087,w:100,h:16},
{t:"’s largest) there’s much to see. The publications",p:59,x:161,y:1087,w:327,h:16},
{t:"Putnam Traveler or the Journal of Antiques and Collectibles are",p:59,x:60,y:1103,w:432,h:16},
{t:"found everywhere free, to help you find just about anything.",p:59,x:60,y:1119,w:417,h:16},
{t:"Though only about 9,000 in population the town’ s 20 square",p:59,x:90,y:1135,w:401,h:16},
{t:"mile area is 74% open land. The town aggressiv ely pursues new",p:59,x:60,y:1151,w:430,h:16},
{t:"business and residents, and banks adv ertise they have 100 mil-",p:59,x:60,y:1167,w:431,h:16},
{t:"lion to loan to businesses coming to town.",p:59,x:60,y:1183,w:285,h:16},
{t:"All in all, it is a very interesting place to visit and if y ou are",p:59,x:90,y:1200,w:401,h:16},
{t:"a collector, as I am, it is well worth y our time.",p:59,x:60,y:1217,w:316,h:16},
{t:"Reprieve",p:59,x:692,y:410,w:73,h:30},
{t:"Old, discarded and forgotten, dust y",p:59,x:560,y:446,w:244,h:16},
{t:"dirty, spent. Lost but for the hands that pry",p:59,x:560,y:462,w:295,h:16},
{t:"in search of bygone pride, and talent still",p:59,x:560,y:478,w:280,h:16},
{t:"invested there which time has not denied.",p:59,x:560,y:494,w:284,h:16},
{t:"Loving hands restoring life with will",p:59,x:560,y:526,w:239,h:16},
{t:"to see it done, as memories distilled",p:59,x:560,y:542,w:245,h:16},
{t:"of years bring essence re-described, and win",p:59,x:560,y:558,w:305,h:16},
{t:"a chance to serve: Again to be fulfilled.",p:59,x:560,y:574,w:268,h:16},
{t:"Beauty from a day long gone its skin",p:59,x:560,y:606,w:251,h:16},
{t:"akin to new, with elegance to spin",p:59,x:560,y:622,w:232,h:16},
{t:"its tales, it waits to cast its hue and be",p:59,x:560,y:638,w:264,h:16},
{t:"returned to life, in glory to begin.",p:59,x:560,y:654,w:227,h:16},
{t:"A bit of then brought forth to now , brings more",p:59,x:560,y:686,w:324,h:16},
{t:"to life then if ‘twere born br and new: Encore.",p:59,x:560,y:702,w:310,h:16},
{t:"©2004Isaacson",p:59,x:560,y:718,w:119,h:18},
{t:"©Tony Rubino",p:59,x:554,y:1215,w:83,h:13},
{t:" Skyline Magazine",p:60,x:60,y:1257,w:130,h:16},
{t:"                             May June 2004",p:60,x:660,y:1257,w:258,h:16},
{t:"60",p:60,x:493,y:1259,w:20,h:16},
{t:"Joe, RR Hall of Fame",p:60,x:789,y:1059,w:121,h:13},
{t:"Original cover art of “Surreal Eternity”: original painting is an 18” x 24” oil on masonite by portrait artist Sarah Yuster  ww",p:60,x:74,y:1224,w:737,h:13},
{t:"w.zographia.com",p:60,x:829,y:1224,w:99,h:13},
{t:" Arts & Entertainment",p:61,x:60,y:1255,w:159,h:16},
{t:"                                  “Reach for the Sky...”",p:61,x:599,y:1255,w:330,h:16},
{t:"61",p:61,x:490,y:1259,w:20,h:16},
{t:"Along The Path of the Ancients",p:61,x:69,y:66,w:412,h:24},
{t:"I´m in Cusco, Peru at the moment and have just come back",p:61,x:90,y:402,w:400,h:16},
{t:"from Aguas Callientes and Macchu Piccu.  It w as an amazing",p:61,x:60,y:418,w:431,h:16},
{t:"experience.  We did a two-day trek, myself, a German, Nina, an",p:61,x:60,y:433,w:430,h:16},
{t:"Australian, Gus, and another American, K yle.  We started at 5",p:61,x:60,y:448,w:431,h:16},
{t:"am, took a cab to the train station, then traveled into the heart",p:61,x:60,y:464,w:430,h:16},
{t:"of the Sacred Valley.",p:61,x:60,y:479,w:141,h:16},
{t:"Our path followed the Urubamba Riv er, which is raging now",p:61,x:90,y:494,w:401,h:16},
{t:"because it is the rainy season.  It was one of the most beautiful",p:61,x:60,y:510,w:429,h:16},
{t:"train rides I´ve ever taken.",p:61,x:60,y:525,w:188,h:16},
{t:"We passed little farming villages with mud brick houses",p:61,x:90,y:540,w:391,h:16},
{t:"topped by red tile roofs, rolling green hills, and w aterfalls cas-",p:61,x:60,y:556,w:431,h:16},
{t:"cading down the sheer white granite cliffs of the Andean High-",p:61,x:60,y:571,w:428,h:16},
{t:"lands.  Quechuan families would hold corn with cheese on long",p:61,x:60,y:586,w:425,h:16},
{t:"poles to hand up to the travelers on the train to buy and eat and",p:61,x:60,y:602,w:430,h:16},
{t:"we would toss down coins.",p:61,x:60,y:617,w:180,h:16},
{t:"At kilometer marker 104 we disembarked and met our guide,",p:61,x:90,y:632,w:402,h:16},
{t:"Freddy, a college educated, experienced, Quechuan guide.  W e",p:61,x:60,y:648,w:432,h:16},
{t:"crossed the river on a pedestrian bridge and started up the path",p:61,x:60,y:663,w:426,h:16},
{t:"and continued for 3 hours.  I cannot begin to describe beaut",p:61,x:60,y:678,w:400,h:16},
{t:"y of",p:61,x:467,y:678,w:24,h:16},
{t:"the patchwork of cloud forests covering parts of the lush upper",p:61,x:60,y:694,w:429,h:16},
{t:"jungle or the exhilaration of reaching the first terr aces where",p:61,x:60,y:709,w:431,h:16},
{t:"we stopped for a lunch of chick en ala backpack.  Another three",p:61,x:60,y:724,w:429,h:16},
{t:"hours and we reached the sun gate.",p:61,x:60,y:740,w:244,h:16},
{t:"The rain stopped and the sun came out for this photo",p:61,x:90,y:755,w:362,h:16},
{t:".",p:61,x:458,y:755,w:4,h:16},
{t:"This photo is of Macchu Piccu tak en from the Sun Gate that is",p:61,x:60,y:362,w:429,h:16},
{t:"the end of the Inca Gold Trail. ©David Michael Gary",p:61,x:60,y:378,w:334,h:16},
{t:"From Right to Left: Storm Seymour, Jon Paul Banales, Carol Moisa,",p:61,x:73,y:1167,w:396,h:13},
{t:"Stephanie Snow, and Ralph Moisa, Jr.",p:61,x:163,y:1183,w:221,h:13},
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{t:"REDTALE will be appearing in Hawaii in October. Call 641-484-6087",p:61,x:69,y:1226,w:404,h:13},
{t:"Gin",p:61,x:581,y:60,w:51,h:42},
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{t:"enton",p:61,x:797,y:59,w:69,h:42},
{t:"This painting was created in praise and celebration of the spirit",p:61,x:512,y:722,w:430,h:16},
{t:"of nature, beauty, and renewal manifest in the eternal passage",p:61,x:512,y:737,w:428,h:16},
{t:"of the seasons. I sought to portr ay a serene and ageless Venus,",p:61,x:512,y:752,w:432,h:16},
{t:"in late spring - the embodiment of splendor and r adiance, the",p:61,x:512,y:767,w:431,h:16},
{t:"archetype of love, beauty, and regeneration, shown as spring",p:61,x:512,y:782,w:430,h:16},
{t:"progresses toward the abundance and fullness of summer. Sym-",p:61,x:512,y:797,w:432,h:16},
{t:"bols of Venus include the rose, and sw an, so I felt it appropriate",p:61,x:512,y:812,w:429,h:16},
{t:"to portray her with a swan-like neck, and to dress her hair in the",p:61,x:512,y:827,w:428,h:16},
{t:"ribbons and roses of May. ~ Gin E.L. Fenton.",p:61,x:512,y:842,w:307,h:16},
{t:"Ginnie is now a staff artist, and art editor for Skyline. Her",p:61,x:542,y:857,w:395,h:16},
{t:"illustrations, glamour, and fantasy paintings have graced sev-",p:61,x:512,y:872,w:432,h:16},
{t:"eral issues, since we discovered her, and invited her to submit",p:61,x:512,y:887,w:430,h:16},
{t:"some of her lovely images, more than a year ago. Gin has teamed",p:61,x:512,y:902,w:432,h:16},
{t:"with talented art photographer Nathan Combs, to create sev eral",p:61,x:512,y:917,w:432,h:16},
{t:"outstanding collaborative works. Several of her fantasy paint-",p:61,x:512,y:932,w:432,h:16},
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{t:"Art by GinELF - Artist Home Studio",p:61,x:512,y:962,w:236,h:16},
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{t:"Rock Band. Don’t miss this",p:61,x:706,y:1083,w:195,h:18},
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{t:"“FireCat of Discord”",p:61,x:694,y:1034,w:222,h:27},
{t:"David Michael Gary currently resides in Santa Monica, Califor -",p:61,x:60,y:777,w:432,h:16},
{t:"nia but spends winters traveling abroad. His current adventure",p:61,x:60,y:793,w:431,h:16},
{t:"will take him to the ancient ruins of Peru, the imfamous death",p:61,x:60,y:809,w:430,h:16},
{t:"road in Bolivia, and then through Chile.",p:61,x:60,y:825,w:266,h:16},
{t:" Skyline Magazine",p:62,x:60,y:1257,w:130,h:16},
{t:"                             May June 2004",p:62,x:660,y:1257,w:258,h:16},
{t:"62",p:62,x:493,y:1259,w:20,h:16},
{t:"Holly Kapral",p:62,x:375,y:77,w:263,h:44},
{t:"Student Artist",p:62,x:366,y:142,w:277,h:37},
{t:"My name is Holly. I’m 20 years old and have been drawing all of",p:62,x:512,y:195,w:431,h:16},
{t:"my life.  It is my comfort, my strength, my hope and my friend.",p:62,x:512,y:211,w:431,h:16},
{t:"I am attending college right now, majoring in graphic design.  I",p:62,x:512,y:227,w:430,h:16},
{t:"hope to begin my career in animation soon.  I’v e been into Japa-",p:62,x:512,y:243,w:430,h:16},
{t:"nese anime for many years, beginning with a TV show called",p:62,x:512,y:259,w:428,h:16},
{t:"Sailor Moon.  Now I’ve begun to draw my own characters and",p:62,x:512,y:275,w:431,h:16},
{t:"am working on a story involving them.  I take art classes with",p:62,x:512,y:291,w:430,h:16},
{t:"Sue Miller not because I have to or I feel I need the help , al-",p:62,x:512,y:307,w:432,h:16},
{t:"though sometimes I do need guidance.  I go because I lo ve",p:62,x:512,y:323,w:432,h:16},
{t:"what I do and after a long week at school and work, it reliev",p:62,x:512,y:339,w:410,h:16},
{t:"es",p:62,x:930,y:339,w:14,h:16},
{t:"the stress of the week and I believ e it helps my art to flourish.",p:62,x:512,y:355,w:430,h:16},
{t:"My passions are like convulsion fits",p:62,x:155,y:938,w:240,h:16},
{t:"Like fire useful and dangerous",p:62,x:172,y:954,w:205,h:16},
{t:"Though they make me stronger for a time",p:62,x:131,y:970,w:286,h:16},
{t:"They leave me weaker",p:62,x:198,y:986,w:154,h:16},
{t:"Oh the pain of the mind",p:62,x:194,y:1002,w:161,h:16},
{t:"Pain and pleasure",p:62,x:215,y:1018,w:119,h:16},
{t:"Like light and darkness",p:62,x:196,y:1034,w:156,h:16},
{t:"To be tasted and swallowed",p:62,x:181,y:1050,w:188,h:16},
{t:"Chewed and digested",p:62,x:202,y:1066,w:144,h:16},
{t:"Delicious as the sunshine",p:62,x:189,y:1082,w:170,h:16},
{t:"Refreshing as the rain",p:62,x:200,y:1098,w:150,h:16},
{t:"A feast of reality",p:62,x:219,y:1114,w:113,h:16},
{t:"A Feast Of Reality",p:62,x:221,y:878,w:108,h:22},
{t:"John Faucett",p:62,x:197,y:841,w:157,h:24},
{t:"listlessly i stand",p:62,x:664,y:908,w:107,h:16},
{t:"as memories linger",p:62,x:664,y:923,w:129,h:16},
{t:"as though woven gossamer",p:62,x:664,y:939,w:187,h:16},
{t:"suspended, motionless",p:62,x:664,y:954,w:154,h:16},
{t:"accumulating",p:62,x:664,y:970,w:89,h:16},
{t:"ascending within",p:62,x:664,y:1001,w:112,h:16},
{t:"the darkened atmosphere",p:62,x:664,y:1016,w:175,h:16},
{t:"liberation now granted",p:62,x:664,y:1032,w:154,h:16},
{t:"everlasting peace",p:62,x:664,y:1047,w:118,h:16},
{t:"as you rise above",p:62,x:664,y:1063,w:120,h:16},
{t:"and you said to me",p:62,x:664,y:1094,w:130,h:16},
{t:"“i could die tomorrow”",p:62,x:664,y:1109,w:151,h:16},
{t:"just trying to make a point",p:62,x:664,y:1125,w:183,h:16},
{t:"and you certainly did",p:62,x:664,y:1140,w:142,h:16},
{t:"you died on that day",p:62,x:664,y:1171,w:142,h:16},
{t:"And He Said To Me",p:62,x:670,y:878,w:116,h:22},
{t:"Lisa A. Radloff",p:62,x:654,y:844,w:177,h:22},
{t:"Lisa A. Radloff is a single mother of 3 children.  She works in",p:62,x:512,y:1196,w:427,h:16},
{t:"the mental health field in Michigan. “W riting is as natural as",p:62,x:512,y:1211,w:432,h:16},
{t:"every breath I draw...”",p:62,x:512,y:1226,w:156,h:16},
{t:"John Faucett is a poet from Connecticut",p:62,x:60,y:1210,w:281,h:16},
{t:"http://www.expage.com/PoetryOfJohnFaucett",p:62,x:60,y:1226,w:313,h:16},
{t:"Vavari with Xion",p:62,x:512,y:761,w:109,h:16},
{t:"Mysterious Dragon",p:62,x:347,y:794,w:128,h:16},
{t:" Arts & Entertainment",p:63,x:60,y:1255,w:159,h:16},
{t:"                                  “Reach for the Sky...”",p:63,x:599,y:1255,w:330,h:16},
{t:"63",p:63,x:490,y:1259,w:20,h:16},
{t:"“BlueFunke’s Urban Symphony” is available on the web at CDbaby.com",p:63,x:68,y:1192,w:417,h:13},
{t:" and at TowerRecords.com where you can listen to a sample of each",p:63,x:75,y:1208,w:402,h:13},
{t:" track on the album.",p:63,x:219,y:1226,w:120,h:13},
{t:"In 1997 Chris Browne & Ray Mott met at a mall job in New Jersey . Ray met Sane at",p:63,x:361,y:611,w:574,h:16},
{t:"a mall in Middletown, NY. The trio collaborated on some songs before Chris mo ved to",p:63,x:361,y:627,w:575,h:16},
{t:"L.A. in ’98 for a seemingly promising songwriting gig.",p:63,x:361,y:643,w:363,h:16},
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{t:"’s",p:63,x:927,y:659,w:10,h:16},
{t:"demos, auditioning, and sitting in with v arious bands. He eventually moved back to",p:63,x:361,y:675,w:574,h:16},
{t:"Tulsa, OK. where he met and played music with Chris Browne in the fall of 2000.",p:63,x:361,y:691,w:551,h:16},
{t:"In early 2003, four years after moving back to T",p:63,x:391,y:707,w:346,h:16},
{t:"ulsa, Chris Browne got the",p:63,x:745,y:707,w:187,h:16},
{t:"funding to record an independent album. He r allied Ray, Sane, & Dylan Rogers to his",p:63,x:361,y:723,w:574,h:16},
{t:"cause. This diverse combination of musicians resulted in a rock anomaly known as",p:63,x:361,y:739,w:568,h:16},
{t:"BlueFunke. All four band members are now based in the Hudson V alley of New York.",p:63,x:361,y:755,w:575,h:16},
{t:"Currently the band is promoting their debut album, “BlueFunk",p:63,x:391,y:771,w:430,h:16},
{t:"e’s Urban Sym-",p:63,x:829,y:771,w:108,h:16},
{t:"phony”, via gigs, printed propaganda, and their website, BlueFunkeIsRock.com.",p:63,x:361,y:787,w:547,h:18},
{t:"Their CD includes eleven rock originals recorded, mixed, and mastered in Tulsa, OK",p:63,x:361,y:805,w:575,h:16},
{t:"at House Recordings.",p:63,x:361,y:821,w:144,h:16},
{t:"Left: Dylan Rogers(bass), Ray Mott(Drums), Sane” (Lead guitar),",p:63,x:63,y:490,w:381,h:13},
{t:"Chris Browne(Vocal, rhythmguitar)",p:63,x:63,y:506,w:207,h:13},
{t:"Photos of Ray, Sane, & Chris: Rogers State University Radio,",p:63,x:532,y:1199,w:393,h:15},
{t:"KRSC FM, Clairemore, OK (June 23, 2003) shots b y Dan Gray",p:63,x:528,y:1214,w:400,h:15},
{t:"(also the engineer of BlueFunke's CD) Dylan photo by Nellie Hayes",p:63,x:515,y:1230,w:426,h:15},
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{t:" Skyline Magazine",p:64,x:60,y:1257,w:130,h:16},
{t:"                             May June 2004",p:64,x:660,y:1257,w:258,h:16},
{t:"64",p:64,x:493,y:1259,w:20,h:16},
{t:"Kostas Hrisos",p:64,x:168,y:53,w:219,h:41},
{t:"Kostas Hrisos MSc is a Poet/Translator living in England and writes",p:64,x:60,y:1100,w:427,h:15},
{t:"both in Greek and English; his poems ha ve been published in many",p:64,x:60,y:1114,w:432,h:15},
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{t:"a keen amateur photographer and his photographs have been pub-",p:64,x:60,y:1213,w:431,h:15},
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{t:"Cemetary (UK)",p:64,x:227,y:345,w:97,h:24},
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{t:"of the most innovative and characteristic painters of the present.",p:64,x:512,y:1067,w:429,h:16},
{t:"Although seeing his roots in urban New Y ork and old European",p:64,x:512,y:1083,w:430,h:16},
{t:"Expressionism, his paintings are a reflection of his experiences",p:64,x:512,y:1099,w:425,h:16},
{t:"as a an artist, who has traveled extensively and lived in many",p:64,x:512,y:1114,w:432,h:16},
{t:"different places around the World. Jansen, who is a Gulf War",p:64,x:512,y:1130,w:432,h:16},
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{t:"selected Centennial Artist and will be featured on European Cable",p:64,x:512,y:1178,w:429,h:16},
{t:"Television next month in a indepth documentary . His work is",p:64,x:512,y:1194,w:431,h:16},
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{t:" Arts & Entertainment",p:65,x:60,y:1255,w:159,h:16},
{t:"                                  “Reach for the Sky...”",p:65,x:599,y:1255,w:330,h:16},
{t:"65",p:65,x:490,y:1259,w:20,h:16},
{t:"A Moment In Time",p:65,x:60,y:62,w:165,h:28},
{t:"A Moment In Time",p:65,x:60,y:61,w:165,h:28},
{t:"A Moment In Time continued from page 5",p:65,x:60,y:62,w:324,h:28},
{t:"Full version of A Moment In Time will be available in ",p:65,x:529,y:355,w:310,h:13},
{t:"Worn But Not",p:65,x:847,y:355,w:78,h:13},
{t:"Broken, coming soon or contact SkylineEditor@aol.com",p:65,x:561,y:370,w:329,h:13},
{t:"“Well?”  Mike asked.  “Girl?  Boy?  Which is it?”",p:65,x:90,y:89,w:323,h:16},
{t:"“Yes!”  Jonathan announced proudly ,  “Yes!”",p:65,x:90,y:105,w:301,h:16},
{t:"“Yes?” repeated Mike as the three look ed at each other.",p:65,x:90,y:121,w:402,h:16},
{t:"“Which is it Jonathan?  Didn’ t you look before you came out?”",p:65,x:60,y:137,w:431,h:16},
{t:"Everyone burst into laughter of happiness and relief at the",p:65,x:60,y:153,w:415,h:16},
{t:"lovesick & bewildered look on Jonathan’ s face and at Mik e’s com-",p:65,x:60,y:169,w:432,h:16},
{t:"ment.",p:65,x:60,y:185,w:39,h:16},
{t:"“Both!  Girl AND Boy!”  Jonathan turned and hurried back to",p:65,x:90,y:201,w:398,h:16},
{t:"Monica.",p:65,x:60,y:217,w:51,h:16},
{t:"“Oh… my… god…,” Mike said softly and turned to the two",p:65,x:90,y:233,w:398,h:16},
{t:"women, “imagine that?”  he was in awe.",p:65,x:60,y:249,w:277,h:16},
{t:"“Unexpected to say the least,” Julie laughed.",p:65,x:90,y:265,w:305,h:16},
{t:"“Can we see them?” Veronica asked, thrilled at being a part",p:65,x:90,y:281,w:399,h:16},
{t:"of their family event.  Babies were something Veronica had no",p:65,x:60,y:297,w:431,h:16},
{t:"experience with, until today.",p:65,x:60,y:313,w:194,h:16},
{t:"“Let somebody try to stop us,” Mike winked as he grabbed",p:65,x:90,y:329,w:402,h:16},
{t:"her arm and Julie’s and hurried them toward the nursery win-",p:65,x:60,y:345,w:430,h:16},
{t:"dow.",p:65,x:60,y:361,w:32,h:16},
{t:"Julie stared lovingly at each and every infant in the unit, now",p:65,x:60,y:393,w:429,h:18},
{t:"completely certain she would be a pediatrician in this v ery hos-",p:65,x:60,y:411,w:431,h:16},
{t:"pital, in this very room.  Suddenly her life didn’ t seem so lonely—",p:65,x:60,y:427,w:432,h:16},
{t:"at that moment in time, there was hope.",p:65,x:60,y:443,w:279,h:16},
{t:"“By the way Julie, how’s David doing?”  Mike asked as he",p:65,x:90,y:459,w:401,h:16},
{t:"cooed thru the glass nursery window .",p:65,x:60,y:475,w:258,h:16},
{t:"“I haven’t heard from David,”  Julie sounded resigned.  “Right",p:65,x:90,y:491,w:403,h:16},
{t:"before I left for Brussels I told him,” she hesitated for a mo-",p:65,x:60,y:507,w:429,h:16},
{t:"ment,  “I told him I couldn’ t marry him.  It just w asn’t there",p:65,x:60,y:523,w:431,h:16},
{t:"Mike. ”",p:65,x:60,y:539,w:40,h:16},
{t:"Mike felt compassion for her and hugged her .  “I’m sorry to",p:65,x:90,y:555,w:400,h:16},
{t:"hear that Julie.  He was a good catch—I mean a nice guy, ” Mike",p:65,x:60,y:571,w:432,h:16},
{t:"corrected himself.",p:65,x:60,y:587,w:122,h:16},
{t:"Veronica looked on admiringly at the love and closeness",p:65,x:90,y:603,w:400,h:16},
{t:"Julie and Mike shared.",p:65,x:60,y:619,w:151,h:16},
{t:"“How long will you be in Paris, Veronica?” Julie asked.",p:65,x:90,y:635,w:370,h:16},
{t:"“Indefinitely,” she replied and her eyes took on that special",p:65,x:90,y:651,w:400,h:16},
{t:"expression—the same one that had rendered Mik e weak in the",p:65,x:60,y:667,w:431,h:16},
{t:"knees the first night they’d shared a cab in New Y ork.  And at",p:65,x:60,y:683,w:431,h:16},
{t:"that moment in time, it all seemed lik e yesterday—only today",p:65,x:60,y:699,w:432,h:16},
{t:"the beautiful model felt closer to him than he’d ev er imagined",p:65,x:60,y:715,w:431,h:16},
{t:"possible.",p:65,x:60,y:731,w:58,h:16},
{t:"The first Sunday in June, Michael Jonathan and Alexandr a Rose",p:65,x:60,y:779,w:432,h:18},
{t:"were Christened at an intimate ceremon y, during which Mike",p:65,x:60,y:797,w:432,h:16},
{t:"became Godfather and Julie Godmother.",p:65,x:60,y:813,w:276,h:16},
{t:"Veronica watched from a pew as the proud family gathered",p:65,x:90,y:829,w:397,h:16},
{t:"at the church altar. Julie held Alex and Mike held Michael, two",p:65,x:60,y:845,w:430,h:16},
{t:"angels, one sound asleep and one wide a wake, just staring up",p:65,x:60,y:861,w:430,h:16},
{t:"at his godfather.",p:65,x:60,y:877,w:112,h:16},
{t:"When the ceremony ended, Julie turned to hand Alex to",p:65,x:90,y:893,w:398,h:16},
{t:"Monica and saw him.",p:65,x:60,y:909,w:143,h:16},
{t:"Josh stood just beyond the small congregation, an outsider",p:65,x:90,y:925,w:398,h:16},
{t:"looking in with a questioning look on his face.",p:65,x:60,y:941,w:310,h:16},
{t:"“You made it!”  Monica walked over to Josh and offered him",p:65,x:90,y:957,w:399,h:16},
{t:"Alex.  He smiled and cradled the baby in his arms, “she’s beau-",p:65,x:60,y:973,w:431,h:16},
{t:"tiful Monica, congratulations,” his lips swept lightly across Monica’ s",p:65,x:60,y:989,w:432,h:16},
{t:"cheek.",p:65,x:60,y:1005,w:44,h:16},
{t:"Julie’s heart skipped several beats before she gained com-",p:65,x:90,y:1021,w:399,h:16},
{t:"posure.  She marveled at how easily Josh held Alex, and how",p:65,x:60,y:1037,w:427,h:16},
{t:"gentle he was.   Gentle…her heart sank as she remembered how",p:65,x:60,y:1053,w:427,h:16},
{t:"he held her…how he betrayed her…how he had left her more",p:65,x:60,y:1069,w:429,h:16},
{t:"than once; and it all seemed lik e ages ago.  She wondered if she",p:65,x:60,y:1085,w:430,h:16},
{t:"had ever known this man at all?",p:65,x:60,y:1101,w:218,h:16},
{t:"“Julie, how are you?” Josh half smiled, handing Alex back to",p:65,x:90,y:1117,w:397,h:16},
{t:"Monica.",p:65,x:60,y:1133,w:51,h:16},
{t:"Julie and Josh were now the center of attention as they",p:65,x:90,y:1149,w:395,h:16},
{t:"stood face to face, staring at one another.  Suddenly all eyes",p:65,x:60,y:1165,w:432,h:16},
{t:"were on them, as if waiting to catch the final scene in a film…a",p:65,x:60,y:1181,w:427,h:16},
{t:"love story.  How would it end?  Would it end—would this be the",p:65,x:60,y:1197,w:430,h:16},
{t:"beginning?",p:65,x:60,y:1213,w:72,h:16},
{t:"At that moment in time, as Julie and Josh looked into each other",p:65,x:60,y:1229,w:421,h:16},
{t:"’s",p:65,x:482,y:1229,w:9,h:16},
{t:"eyes, silence was the messenger.  Words were not a necessity",p:65,x:512,y:57,w:432,h:16},
{t:"for two lovers whose arms reached out for one another, whose",p:65,x:512,y:73,w:431,h:16},
{t:"minds raced with expectation and excitement, burning memo-",p:65,x:512,y:89,w:430,h:16},
{t:"ries and future hope; two lost lo vers who were about to live a",p:65,x:512,y:105,w:432,h:16},
{t:"dream they thought had been impossible.  In that moment in",p:65,x:512,y:121,w:425,h:16},
{t:"time, everything seemed possible. The world w as beautiful—life",p:65,x:512,y:137,w:430,h:16},
{t:"was good.",p:65,x:512,y:153,w:68,h:16},
{t:"As they left the church, stepping into the w armth of the first",p:65,x:512,y:185,w:430,h:18},
{t:"Sunday in June, Julie and Josh knew the past had brought them",p:65,x:512,y:203,w:425,h:16},
{t:"to this present, and to a greater understanding and apprecia-",p:65,x:512,y:219,w:425,h:16},
{t:"tion of the precious gift of lo ve.  Julie slipped gently into Josh’ s",p:65,x:512,y:235,w:432,h:16},
{t:"arms and it felt so good, so w arm, so secure, as she had always",p:65,x:512,y:251,w:432,h:16},
{t:"wanted it to feel; and she realiz ed she had always known him.",p:65,x:512,y:267,w:431,h:16},
{t:"And for the first time in Josh’ s life he felt forever and could",p:65,x:512,y:283,w:431,h:16},
{t:"actually whisper, “I love you, Julie…” and know in his heart, this",p:65,x:512,y:299,w:429,h:16},
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{t:" Skyline Magazine",p:66,x:60,y:1257,w:130,h:16},
{t:"                             May June 2004",p:66,x:660,y:1257,w:258,h:16},
{t:"66",p:66,x:493,y:1259,w:20,h:16},
{t:"Birgitta Strobel (31) from Oslo, Norway, BA in political sci-",p:66,x:512,y:118,w:430,h:16},
{t:"ence/journalism and background from press, entrepreneurial",p:66,x:512,y:135,w:421,h:16},
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{t:"Currently, I am studying holistic studies and art in Los An-",p:66,x:542,y:185,w:396,h:16},
{t:"geles.",p:66,x:512,y:202,w:39,h:16},
{t:"I have a fascination for Jungian dream works, archet ypes",p:66,x:542,y:218,w:402,h:16},
{t:"expressed in colors, words and lyrics - as there alw ays seems to",p:66,x:512,y:235,w:431,h:16},
{t:"be more beyond what catches the eyes, ears or fingers in a",p:66,x:512,y:252,w:429,h:16},
{t:"quick second.",p:66,x:512,y:268,w:92,h:16},
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{t:"Art & Poetry by Birgitta Strobel",p:66,x:612,y:347,w:230,h:18},
{t:"Birgitta Strobel",p:66,x:375,y:59,w:260,h:44},
{t:"Dark Chaos",p:66,x:669,y:883,w:120,h:25},
{t:"Birgitta at work;  Sunflower",p:66,x:158,y:452,w:235,h:22},
{t:"People in pain - not insane",p:66,x:581,y:971,w:180,h:16},
{t:"Asking “why” towards the sky",p:66,x:581,y:988,w:203,h:16},
{t:"As supposed, eyes are closed",p:66,x:581,y:1021,w:201,h:16},
{t:"In meditation, no hesitation",p:66,x:581,y:1038,w:187,h:16},
{t:"Bleeding hearts, so blue and mellow",p:66,x:581,y:1071,w:245,h:16},
{t:"Suddenly - sensing bright light and y ellow",p:66,x:581,y:1088,w:289,h:16},
{t:"Tense?",p:66,x:581,y:1121,w:45,h:16},
{t:"There is common sense",p:66,x:581,y:1138,w:160,h:16},
{t:"Listen",p:66,x:581,y:1171,w:39,h:16},
{t:"Look",p:66,x:581,y:1205,w:31,h:16},
{t:"That is all it took",p:66,x:581,y:1221,w:113,h:16},
{t:"I strive, I drive",p:66,x:134,y:555,w:104,h:16},
{t:"I focus - like a Buddha in a trembling Lotus",p:66,x:134,y:572,w:295,h:16},
{t:"Not yet - a driver with hat",p:66,x:134,y:588,w:179,h:16},
{t:"Though, I certainly need a map",p:66,x:134,y:605,w:213,h:16},
{t:"Red light - so bright",p:66,x:134,y:638,w:135,h:16},
{t:"But hey, the gut is into bad luck",p:66,x:134,y:655,w:217,h:16},
{t:"Fight - or flight?",p:66,x:134,y:672,w:109,h:16},
{t:"Feels stuck - without an extra buck",p:66,x:134,y:688,w:241,h:16},
{t:"Like a busy bee",p:66,x:134,y:722,w:106,h:16},
{t:"just way too many trees",p:66,x:134,y:738,w:166,h:16},
{t:"Looking for a destination?",p:66,x:134,y:755,w:175,h:16},
{t:"Just too much hesitation",p:66,x:134,y:772,w:165,h:16},
{t:"Ah, a flower shop",p:66,x:134,y:805,w:118,h:16},
{t:"My luck, I must stop",p:66,x:134,y:822,w:138,h:16},
{t:"Ooops, green light",p:66,x:134,y:838,w:124,h:16},
{t:"Beauty left behind - is there more to find?",p:66,x:134,y:855,w:286,h:16},
{t:"Drive and drive - hey, it is nearly five!",p:66,x:134,y:888,w:263,h:16},
{t:"I wish I could just jive - but - let",p:66,x:134,y:905,w:217,h:16},
{t:"’s drive another",p:66,x:354,y:905,w:104,h:16},
{t:"mile",p:66,x:134,y:922,w:28,h:16},
{t:"They: “You are so bright and yellow!”",p:66,x:134,y:955,w:257,h:16},
{t:"I: “No - rather mellow”",p:66,x:134,y:972,w:157,h:16},
{t:"it is a face - in a cover up phase",p:66,x:134,y:988,w:221,h:16},
{t:"Roadblocks ahead",p:66,x:134,y:1022,w:121,h:16},
{t:"My brain is dead",p:66,x:134,y:1038,w:111,h:16},
{t:"Stop - I am mess",p:66,x:134,y:1072,w:118,h:16},
{t:"No less - I confess",p:66,x:134,y:1088,w:125,h:16},
{t:"Forget the map",p:66,x:134,y:1122,w:103,h:16},
{t:"I need peace in my own lap",p:66,x:134,y:1138,w:190,h:16},
{t:"No more bait - just simple faith",p:66,x:134,y:1155,w:212,h:16},
{t:"ZAP",p:66,x:134,y:1188,w:26,h:16},
{t:"Light is on",p:66,x:134,y:1222,w:70,h:16},
{t:"Sunflower In A Tower",p:66,x:138,y:487,w:281,h:33},
{t:"Healing Lights",p:66,x:637,y:926,w:187,h:33},
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{t:" Skyline Magazine",p:68,x:60,y:1257,w:130,h:16},
{t:"                             May June 2004",p:68,x:660,y:1257,w:258,h:16},
{t:"68",p:68,x:493,y:1259,w:20,h:16},
{t:"Artist Sandra Jordan is a favorite of the celebrity world and her paintings hang in collections",p:68,x:86,y:1089,w:830,h:24},
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