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Black Beach
Black Beach causeway Sept 2026

My backstory is at the end of this poem. 

Black Sand Beach  / by Sam Silver 

Iron-dark grains underfoot,

Formed in ancient fires and shaped by time,

Being Old Now
Loon Lake

Phrases and designations that barely existed when we who are old now were young then. 

How Old is Too Old to Fall in Love?
A broken down truck

I wrote A Fairy Tale Dinner which is posted in The Gullet. I will post the link to that story at the end of this one. A friend asked for more About Julia and Woody; that is what this is. 

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When History isn't in Museums
Guatemalan Countryside

I stayed twice for several days with a Maya family in Guatemala’s altiplano. This adventure happened during my second day of my second stay with them.

Three Things
Looking out window

Three Things except it’s really more than that.

1. Earlier this year I read these two books by Palestinian writers and I recommend both. If you’ve read good books by Palestinian writers, maybe tell us about them in the comments?

Blue
Bird against a bright, blue sky

The Wisconsin Writers Association hosts a short story contest each year. This morning I submitted a story I wrote over the past few months. If and/or when it doesn't win (I'm not optimistic but I have hope.

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