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on Ukraine
the year advances fasttilt of Earth shortens each daylight fades in men’s eyes ~ m.b. This pointless exercise moves toward full cycle and at what terrible cost. CLP 03/10/2022 →
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on time
Hazelhurst’s hurtingRobert Johnson’s been long gonetown’s still got the blues ~ n.b. Technically a city, a county capital, Hazelhurst has a population that has reduced to less than 4,000 with a quarter of whom living below the poverty line. It is the birthplace of Robert Johnson, whose songs made others rich. The blue guitar sign, →
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we met over musictalked about race, religionhis six years prison one fifth of his lifeincarcerated for what?he has a temper ~ n.b. We talked at first about football, then of other tribal connections; churches, family, gangs. His is doing a lot of work the Black Panthers would applaud, my tribe just watches football. There are →
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eventuallyfresh-mown grass, birdsong, flowersweary bones laid down ~ n.b. I was struck by the calm, orderly, well-maintained expanse of a large cemetery on the north side of Elvis Presley Boulevard in south Memphis. Respite from chaos. It’s a shame that such respect is not shown for the living. James, who was waiting for the bus →
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on Beale Street
camera wobblestrolley catches tourist beatdrunk? it ain’t me babe ~ CLP 29/09/2022 →
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where blue suede shoes trodthey long since left the caféno scent left to track ~ n.b. The nice thing about The Arcade Restaurant is that, apart from a modest postcard, the proprietors don’t trade off the reputation of one of their many happy customers. More importantly the café has been up and running for 102 →
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