THIS MODERN WORLD
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sang Woody Guthrie songs. It made me wonder about the oversized dragonies I’d seen earlier. I was sitting on the grass when I noticed them. Big bugs. Two of them, circling as well. Never landing, but their loud little wings had attracted my attention, along with that of a two-yearold who mistook them for hummingbirds. The thought crossed my mind and I let it pass. Drones? Insects with cameras? Someone’s science project? I felt like I hadn’t noticed dragonies like these in, like, ever. What was the likelihood? The most powerful men in America (and the world) were hanging out just blocks away, just a short stroll from town. I had seen few police that day, sheriff or highway patrol, just one helicopter and two dragonies. Was the future here and now? Was I under surveillance? Did man ever walk on the moon? These days, it’s hard to say.
GAIL KING Monte Rio
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