Companion poem for chapter 12 of the R.M. Dolin novel, “Trophic Cascade”Read chapter Your wounds tell your story better than words can ever evoke, truths buried beneath the quite wayyou trust in things not willing to be true. From the R.M. Dolin novel, “Trophic Cascade.” …
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Chapter 12 of the R.M. Dolin novel, “Trophic Cascade”Read companion poem It’s long after dark when Sympatico’s awaken by voices in the next room. She starts to get up, but painful shards emanating everywhere tell her something bad’s happened. She can’t say what but is …
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Companion poem for chapter 11 of the R.M. Dolin novel, “Trophic Cascade”Read chapter It’s an interesting thing, the way behaviors change when group-think forms. Those once capable ofgreat thought and objective analysis, forgo even trying to think for themselves as they listen only to the …
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Chapter 11 of the R.M. Dolin novel, “Trophic Cascade”Read companion poem Dario arrives midmorning; he took the day off in part to help Jake mash up a fresh batch of bourbon and load the trailer for this weekend’s wine fiesta, and in part in make …
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Companion poem for chapter 10 of the R.M. Dolin novel, “Trophic Cascade”Read chapter First, I entered the darkness.Then, I became the darkness. From the R.M. Dolin novel, “Trophic Cascade.” Miguel tries to take Sympatico by force, but the ANA is ready . . . mostly.
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Chapter 10 of the R.M. Dolin novel, “Trophic Cascade”Read companion poem Sympatico didn’t think much about the delivery truck as it dropped off a used range and refrigerator yesterday. The driver and his assistant brought the appliances inside and connected them, trying nonstop to chat …
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Companion poem for chapter 9 of the R.M. Dolin novel, “Trophic Cascade”Read chapter Predators move in predictable patterns leading you to believe in your struggle to survive,everything happens for a purposecausing you to foolishly assume in the endit somehow always works out.The balance we strive …
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Chapter 9 of the R.M. Dolin novel, “Trophic Cascade”Read companion poem Sympatico’s second day at the halfway house is a whole lot easier, in part because she knows what to expect, is more comfortable being away from home, and because Padre’s been here the entire …
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Companion poem for chapter 8 of the R.M. Dolin novel, “Trophic Cascade”Read original poem, Read chapter Chance wanders west hoping to simplify and find distance. It’s a difficult and desperate journey to right now, fraught with fear, uncertainty, and a need to find balance between …
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Chapter 8 of the R.M. Dolin novel, “Trophic Cascade”Read companion poem When Chance left Wyoming, it was in a hurry, his life irreversibly altered. That it happened in a snowstorm only complicates matters and compounds the toll. His rapid departure from the high mountain town …
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