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Sorry

Posted on January 8, 2023 by Eugene Jones Baldwin

Sorry Empty room walls painted white. No windows. A door across from me. I lie on the floor. Ewing Baldwin, holding two cans of beer, swigs one, crushes the can and tosses it, watches me. He puts the unopened beer … Continue reading →

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Gifter

Posted on December 26, 2022 by Eugene Jones Baldwin

Gifter From just after eight o’ clock this morning until sunset, the male, red-bellied woodpecker who lives with his spouse and kids in a tree in my front yard, worked the birdfeeder in the dogwood tree. Every third visit, the … Continue reading →

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The Waitress

Posted on December 24, 2022 by Eugene Jones Baldwin

The Waitress She is young, African American, and she’s exhausted. The restaurant where she waits tables had a stove malfunction, and customers are getting impatient. She keeps walking to my table and apologizing, and I keep reassuring her: it’s okay, … Continue reading →

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“The ‘Book of Mark’, Prince James Version”

Posted on December 21, 2022 by Eugene Jones Baldwin

“The ‘Book of Mark’, Prince James Version” I had been doing extensive research in the archives of Yale University’s “The Religionist Records,” on the origins of the New Testament. I came upon a manuscript called, The Holy Bible: Prince James … Continue reading →

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James Son of James

Posted on December 8, 2022 by Eugene Jones Baldwin

James Son of James Rain falls at 4 a.m., December 8, And I stand and soak and shiver Alone in the pre-dawn darkness. It is so much easier to cry, in rain:   Am I the old man sliding across … Continue reading →

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Book It

Posted on December 1, 2022 by Eugene Jones Baldwin

Book It Missouri Attorney General Jay Ashcroft, a Republican, is proposing banning books that he fears might, according to the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, “appeal to the sexual interests of minors.” The commies from the ACLU are fighting him. Were I … Continue reading →

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270 Words

Posted on November 23, 2022 by Eugene Jones Baldwin

270 Words I was driving east on Alton’s beltway headed for the mall library? when a ginormous white teen boy and his tiny black girlfriend calmly held hands and stepped onto the highway and crossed not looking left or right? … Continue reading →

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Quantum

Posted on November 23, 2022 by Eugene Jones Baldwin

Quantum The air is sharp. The sun is cloud-cloaked, light escaping its flimsy white negligee, and tufted titmice glow grey-orange and blue jays are ornamental. The afternoon is soft the breeze is coldsoft, and acorn caps rise sideways and roll … Continue reading →

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Sunday in the Diner with Orville on the Mississippi river

Posted on November 14, 2022 by Eugene Jones Baldwin

Sunday in the Diner with Orville on the Mississippi River A guy walks into Joe K.’s diner for Sunday lunch and a voice calls out, “Join us!” Normally the guy sits at the counter, but the speaker is none other … Continue reading →

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True Colors

Posted on November 12, 2022 by Eugene Jones Baldwin

True Colors I spent part of this day with a physician specialist. He told me I need a delicate eye surgery; he is arranging for me to meet “the top doctor in the country [in the field].” My doc scanned … Continue reading →

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