The Re-Con
Chasing the waning moon — the tidal pull of the pale gibbous moon drew me westward
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Now headed home, the moon was like me on its way east; I expected we’d find each other in the morning
Past Perfect
The remarkable life of Laredo plantswoman Anna B. Nickels lost to the river of forgetfulness; the cactus collection she discovered and assembled for the 1893 Columbia World Exposition in Chicago was located at her Arcadia Gardens nursery at the corner of Matamoros and San Agustín
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She traveled by rail to Chicago and so did a boxcar carefully packed with the 300 specimens of her exhibit
The Re-Con
Northbound: the flyway was filled with avian migrants, their journey fraught with peril and promise
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At the southern border, human migrants encounter threats and obstacles
Past Perfect
The Peyote Chronicles: Part I – While “The Gateway City” got a bad rap in literature and song, Elsie Moore’s Orchid Farm in Laredo earned acclaim for 100 peyote buttons for $8
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In the movie adaptation, the defiant peyote purveyor is played by Salma Hayek; she drives a ’61 Cadillac convertible
Letters to the Publisher
The violent insurrectionists hide under the label of “patriot;” their boundless ignorance will allow them, like lemmings, to follow Trump over the cliff and into the sea
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The senseless and imbecilic assault on our Capitol, the hallowed edifice where our freely elected representatives conduct governance of our nation, is retrogressive and stultifies what two and a half centuries of struggle have wrought – the richest, strongest, and freest nation in the world.
The Re-Con
Inciting Sedition: the inevitable outcome of Trump’s lies
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“What happened that day was the inevitable outcome of his lies and consistently escalating rhetoric over the past four-plus years”
Letters to the Publisher
Trump urged the seditionists to breach the sanctity of the Capitol, and then he retired to the safety of his situation room to watch the insurrection on TV with his family
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Woman trampled to death; D.C. police officer, Air Force veteran were among the fatalities
The Re-Con
The blunt declaration in graffiti on the train: RU!N; was it about the state of the country or a warning of what’s barreling down on us like a runaway train?
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The long train was gone and with it, I hope, the diminishing rumble of ruin
Past Perfect
The Chinook Jargon Pocket Dictionary: six pages, ready when you need it
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An inspirational motto for 2020: Kopet wawa. Mamook kwollan, literally, “Stop words. Do ear”