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My Father

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My father, Allen Medford Fink, died of lung cancer in 1986 at age 72. He was not an easy man. As I explained once to an adult nephew, he was our father, so we wanted to be close to him, but it could be a dangerous place to stand. He taught us to be strong. … Read more

the heart of nothing

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near Danish flat, just past yellow cat, the highway drops from the hills, flattens   into an arrow pointed straight at the heart of nothing at all.   my father was an Ohio farmboy, but always loved the desert   would stand staring into it for hours from the edge of the motel   parking … Read more