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The Greatest Generation

Posted on March 31, 2017 by

Passport I’m proud to say that the World War II veteran before you is my Grandfather, Cosimo Armando Delfino. The stories he shared with me throughout my childhood and the extraordinary life he lived are some of my greatest inspirations. … Continue reading →

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Posted on June 1, 2016 by

Cold bones and hollow veins anchored Reuben Remus to the corner. He shrunk into the hardwood and cupped his ears to guard himself from the sadness around him. Panicked cries and frenzied shouts battered the outside of his window. Despair … Continue reading →

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Vanishing Acts

Posted on May 12, 2016 by

“… Terra trusted that gravity would resolve the remainder of her task. And so it did… She kept Callimachus calm during that six-story free fall, providing his mind with the same weightlessness that his body was experiencing. The fantastic conclusion … Continue reading →

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Levitate

Posted on May 10, 2016 by

“…Between street vendors and rhythmic breathing; down pathetic streets and machine-gunned intersections; around bashful emotions both true and fake; and with rising erections warmed by music that was surely imagined they neared the outskirts of Warsaw, Poland. The attitude of … Continue reading →

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a history reborn

Posted on May 4, 2016 by

There is always time for rewrites… Here is the updated history of a young Reuben Remus. __________ “It was 1918 – war’s end – time to rebuild. The resurgence of intellectualism reinvigorating Poland attracted Benjamin and Martha Remus to the Mokotòw district of … Continue reading →

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A new chapter

Posted on May 3, 2016 by

With respect to god Major Faust and Sergeant Richter removed the Remus family from the pages of their own history book, stealing away their faces, and the faces of fathers and mothers that lived before them, so the Clematis Ballroom might … Continue reading →

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Lost Cities

Posted on March 16, 2016 by

Rumors from the City of Babylon; circa 589 a.d. “Turn right when the North star falls behind a concrete cloud. How many paces you must walk from there is decided by god. Listen closely. Even god’s guidance is obscured by the dead … Continue reading →

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Resurfacing

Posted on March 10, 2016 by
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Mood Rings

Posted on March 2, 2016 by

Illustration: Andreas Cellarius — Harmonia Macrocosmica 

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Holy Communion

Posted on March 1, 2016 by

“You seek answers to a question you do not fully understand,” seethed the darkness from within Father Bellemare. “Could this be a question of religion, and, subsequently, an answer of Faith? Yes, I think so!” — the sonorous boom of … Continue reading →

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