Randel Hodge

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“Black Walnut” by Randel Hodge

Submitted to Contest #204

How can I justify our – no – my actions? Good God, it was hot and dusty despite it being “monsoon season.” This dirty, sun-bleached southern extremity of Arizona surely contributed to the vortex of madness that pulled us in. I sit in a booth in the corner of a small café with a window view of Morley Avenue. I don’t know how I found this place. The turquoise-colored outside walls decorated with painted desert flowers attracted me subconsciously, I suppose. The reasoning for what we’ve – no – I’ve done, dammit, seems to reorder every time I...

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Recently retired corporate graphic designer. Current fine artist and writer.