He needed a place to live Asked if he could stay Having plenty of room I agree. His brothers came The same request. I agree. They needed homes Privacy Could they chop down Just a few trees? I agree. They needed food. Can we catch your fish Kill your deer Hunt your boar Slay your bear? I agree. We could grow crops Irrigate the land Change your waterways Tame the animals. I concede. We will set up markets School the children, women Whack the forest Change … [Read more...]

If you sit long enough in the dark you can see it, see its texture, press your fingers just in front of your eyes and feel it, the slight give and spring of the dark, the fur of the dark. The churr and cricket-dense thicket of sound fills your ears, pours into the drums. You are underwater in the dark. Close your eyes. Screw up your mouth like a child. Don't scream just to hear the glub of your own trapped voice the rough fist of night thrust down your throat. Again you've … [Read more...]