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StoryBuckskin GulchShort story · 91 min readFour days, forty miles and the longest slot canyon in North America. A man in his late fifties, carrying a pack stuffed with new gear and the memory of a disaster dream, follows a band of old friends into Buckskin Gulch. Between sculpted red walls and ice-cold pools, laughter echoes, until the desert asks what a group really is.PoemA Father's BlessingJune 9, 2001Written for my son Nathan and Jennifer's wedding (Nate and Jen)ProseJoin me as I tip my hat to LoveJuly 8, 2008Written by Mark, July 8, 2008PoemJoin me everybody as I tip my hat to loveJuly 14, 2008Lyric draft (file "BlissLove"); same theme as "Join me as I tip my hat to Love" (MN-MUS-004)PoemJoin me everybody as I tip my hat to love (AMP version)August 1, 2008Lyric variant (file "BlissLoveAMP") naming "Babalis and Stoner joined together on this day"LetterDear HaleySeptember 9, 2008To HaleyLetterDear Haley (September 28, 2008)September 28, 2008To HaleyLetterDearest NicholasDecember 25, 2008To NickPoemI live here in the mountain westApril 16, 2009ProseGrew up on BeatlesMay 21, 2009Musical influencesProseMemoirsJune 10, 2009ProseA sunApril 14, 2010LetterDear NickMay 20, 2010To NickProseThe Horse Angel ProjectJune 21, 2010PoemThe Spirit of compassionJanuary 9, 2013File name is "Spirit of Acceptance"; the text heading says "The Spirit of compassion"
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