January 11, 2015
by Geoff Shannon
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i Women in fur coats hustle past stacks of dead pines. Christmas cadavers. ii A pitcher is worth 16 thousand dollars, when sold from truck garages. iii 8th Avenue reeks of spruce and marijuana. Cold breath? Cannabis. iv Dead gorilla … Continue reading
March 4, 2014
by Geoff Shannon
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The Japanese girl didn’t speak English, but I kept talking to her, hoping the time would pass. We were sitting at a picnic table inside Igor’s, a bar located on St. Charles Avenue in New Orleans. I drank there often. … Continue reading
December 3, 2013
by Geoff Shannon
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Historic US Route 1 intersects Jessup, Maryland about mid-way up the Mid-Atlantic. It’s a small community located on the border between western Anne Arundel and Howard counties in the central part of the state, and known both regionally and nationally … Continue reading
September 3, 2013
by Geoff Shannon
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Pittsburgh. Mid-morning. I turn a corner. The room is dim, but for a purple light pulsating around the border of a large rectangle set on the far wall of the room I’ve found myself in. My eyes try to focus … Continue reading
January 13, 2013
by Geoff Shannon
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Woods of North Baltimore County (Geoff Shannon)
December 24, 2012
by Geoff Shannon
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The golden domes of St. Michael the Archangel Ukrainian Catholic Church tower over East Baltimore, rising deep into the city skyline. Children playing in nearby Patterson Park, just across the street in the shadow of the church on Eastern Avenue, … Continue reading
December 9, 2012
by Geoff Shannon
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Through a Washington autumn, a Panda paces, contemplating what?
September 12, 2012
by Geoff Shannon
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Once or twice a year, I buy a roundtrip bus ticket and spend a long weekend living out of my Aunt Frankie’s New York City apartment. It’s located on 87th Street on the Upper East Side of Manhattan, a block … Continue reading
August 9, 2012
by Geoff Shannon
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Fire was a potential threat atop Mount Diablo on this day. There was a sign posted at the entrance of the state park warning of the dangers of the dry climate. It’s appropriate that, roughly 1,000 meters above sea level … Continue reading
April 25, 2012
by Geoff Shannon
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Tchoupitoulas (2011)