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Walt McDonald

Staying home was easy after the pulling guard faked me wide twice before half, and the tailback cut back and cleated the grass I bulldozed with my nose. I...

When Rockets Fell Like Stars

Walt McDonald

We prowled that part of the base at midnight, high on crowbars and beer. We smashed car lights and ripped the chrome off doors. Nothing beat being drunk enough...

Leaving Sixty

Walt McDonald

A neighbor’s cat ambled by, wetting our sand casually, as natural as lions in the Kalahari marking their range. That cat killed a squirrel, sniffing to be sure it...

The Waltz We Were Born For

Walt McDonald

Wind chimes ping and tangle on the patio. In gusty winds this wild, sparrow hawks hover and bob-always the crash of indigo hosannas dangling on strings. My wife ties...

Catching My Grandson

Walt McDonald

Oh, look , old Galileo whispered, look, we move . And burning, burning in the sky, the sun stood still. Earth turned and spun and whirled about the ball,...