redballjets

Red Ball Jets was the first pair of shoes I ever really, really wanted. They were supposed to make the wearer run faster and jump higher. My mother actually sprung for them. I wore them out of the store and I think even slept in them that night. This blog is about magic shoes and other small things. I don't know how long their magic held or what became of the shoes once the magic was gone. But I remember getting them, and how it felt to wear them for the very first time.

Friday, May 12, 2006

The owl shakes out her feathers after a morning bath.

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Elise said...: I still can't believe you have a neighborhood owl. I move into a different apartment next week, and I'm praying there is a bird's nest in the tree outside the living room windows.; 3:39 PM
Lindsay Westbrook said...: I just love that guy. Does he (or she) have a name?; 12:48 PM
redballjets said...: I think it is a gift having this little owl family here. It may not happen again. But wow! I have found two owl feathers while out walking my dog. Life is good.; 6:36 PM

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: Name: redballjets; Location: Springfield, Missouri, United States

I write poems, short stories--lately flash fiction and short shorts. I've had stories published in Northwest Review, The Literary Review, Big Muddy, Things That Are True, Elder Mountain and others. I've written four books, two collections of poems, a Cherokee narrative and one collection of short stories. I also like to create work in book arts and book making, along with journaling and mixed media image/text. My art and photography has appeared in the Chicago Institute for the Book and Paper Arts, The Mudhouse, and Good Girl Art. Sometimes, I write in my 10 foot travel trailer.

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