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joenorwood

@joenorwood

Bohemian transcendentalist river rat. I guide rivers and I write.

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joenorwood
@joenorwood Jul 27, 2018, 11:02 PM UTC

From Chapter Seven of Pearls in the Mountains

Chapter Seven I chose to make the Ocoee drive early in the morning instead of the night before. I left at six for the three hour drive, which would put me there a couple of hours before the trip. I p…

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@joenorwood Jul 20, 2018, 3:39 PM UTC

From Chapter Six of Pearls in the Mountains

Climbing the steps of the bus was like stepping into a thick wall of silence and dread. I took the dogs out and came back in as quickly as possible. I didn’t say anything. I just sat there with her.…

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@joenorwood Jun 8, 2018, 4:39 PM UTC

From Chapter Six of Pearls in the Mountains

Chapter Six Sammy had a lowland boil going. His large wrap around deck was arranged with tables and chairs everywhere. It was probably closer to five o’clock than four, and the crowd was already ther…

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@joenorwood May 30, 2018, 3:01 PM UTC

From Chapter Five of Pearls in the Mountains

The second morning waking with Mary was much more delightful. My head felt clear. The world was starting to lighten up, dark blue and dim. Mary made the perfect little spoon, and I was content to bre…

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@joenorwood May 22, 2018, 1:46 PM UTC

From Chapter Six of Pearls in the Mountains

Chapter Six Sammy had a lowland boil going. His large wrap around deck was arranged with tables and chairs everywhere. It was probably closer to five o’clock than four, and the crowd was already ther…

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@joenorwood May 20, 2018, 5:22 PM UTC

Healthy Thoughts

I’ve been having these thoughts lately. I guess I need to flesh them out. They’re thoughts about health, science, mind, and emotion. I’d like to think that I have grown out of anxiety – the sort that…

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@joenorwood May 18, 2018, 4:25 PM UTC

From Chapter Five of Pearls in the Mountains

# Chapter Five “Hey!” “Hey, river rat!” I said. “You’ve been gone for a good while.” I had a small fire going. Mary lay out a towel and dumped a bag of rocks onto it. She was smiling like a kid, show…

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@joenorwood May 15, 2018, 1:59 PM UTC

7-Day Wayback Music Challenge: Day Five - Althea

After the smoke and the dust settled, I found this part of my life. So here's to life on the road as a river gypsy, little communes, naked hippies and witches, searching, and finding deeper and deepe…

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@joenorwood May 15, 2018, 12:24 PM UTC

Make a Splash

It's your stories that remind me of my stories. The more you live, and the more you share, the more I remember.

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@joenorwood May 14, 2018, 12:36 AM UTC

From Chapter Four of Pearls on the Mountains

At Jaws, the right side where we were at was all rock, great bones of earth rising up from the water and stair-stepping up in short climbs. Across the river, the blasted, quarried stone that made the…

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