Howie Good

Howie Good

The Wilderness

1

In the sudden start, somebody lost his hat. Nobody stops to pick it up. Home is always further on.

2

Business is down. The news is bad. There’s a haze between me and the rest of the world. Only one thing left to do, the fat lady says – sing.

3

My only choice of companions is savages or imbeciles. Tonight we’ll water our horses in the Tennessee River. The stars will be hard to see, every bush hung with shreds of bloodstained clothing.

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