This will be a work in progress. I’ll be cooking it down and need to learn to edit. I’d love to annotate. Beginning with topics and adding more as I go. It won’t be alphabetical. For now I’ll keep it short.
Family and Friends:
Irma: Our semi-saintly mother. She grew up on a cattle ranch.
Corder: Also know as Denver or Doc. Our complicated bio-dad.
Sheryll: My big cat sister.
Garon: Our wizardly brother.
George: The step-dad who tamed me. At the time, not appreciated.
Chyako: My artistic and beautiful wife.
Mark: My bosom buddy and closest friend.
Fact and Fiction:
Christina: Irma’s mother and mentor. I use her as a character in stories.
James: Irma’s father and a substitute for George in stories.
December or Em: A surrogate for Chyako, Irma and my anima in stories.
Dow and Anand: Alters for myself in stories.
Dahl: A composite character borrowed heavily from Lee.
Lee: My old man mentor teacher. Real and unreal.
John Milton: Em’s twin brother and named for my positive shadow.
Two Buttes: Where Irma grew up and I turned into a place for fantasy.
The North Ranch: Named after a matriarch in the family, Mother North.
Ideas that Guide:
Sansaku: A Japanese word that describes how a poet-philosopher walks.
Best Slowly: A poem and the way I follow.
Isogaba Maware: When you’re in a hurry, take the long way
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