Writing and Poetry

“Ghosts that Haunt Me”

“Ghosts that Haunt Me” Turned up my collar In a cold November rain Stepped out for a walk Thinking it would ease the pain The ghosts of what I had done Gather like the gray mist of night I took a cab to nowhere Distance doesn’t shake the sight...

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The Hummingbird and the Crane

*I have been trying to find a very specific version of this legend for several years but have been unsuccessful. I found this version and just modified it to resemble what I remember from the version I like. The Hummingbird and the Crane were both in love with a...

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Many Trails

*Cherokee Legend* A boy heard the voice of the whippoorwill one night and went out to find where he was singing. He had to walk quite a way through a big field, because the song of the whippoorwill carried so well in the wind he sounded much closer than...

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Two Wolves

It was a breezy autumn day on the Pine Ridge Reservation and a young boy was sharing the smells and the colors of the season as he walked down Reservation Road with his Grandfather. The scenery along the walk was a curious mix of old and new, a rich...

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Wolf and the Raccoon

Bruce, a deity in his own mind, proclaimed, “I had to yell at a Raccoon last night. He listened.” Wolf, while playing in a field somewhere, laughed. “You mean someone actually listened to you for once? Shit, now I gotta call Guinness…” Bruce was annoyed by this and retorted,...

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I Walk in the Shadows

It’s funny sometimes. There’s no rhyme or reason, no logic, to when or where or what will spark my imagination. Last Friday I was hanging out with friends and out of nowhere in the middle of good food, drinks, and friendly conversation I just stopped. I grabbed my phone,...

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I’M GONNA BE ON TV!!! HOLY HELL!!

WOW! What a rush this has been! The calls, the texts, and the well wishes have been non-stop since I got home today! As most of you are aware things have been really heating up for me in the whole publishing department. Little by little I have been making...

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Conversations on being a writer

The setting for this recent conversation may sound stereotypical but I was drinking coffee at a Borders cafe this past Saturday when small talk between another customer and I brought up some interesting tidbits. We had quite a snowstorm Saturday and many people were just glad to be inside...

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Introducing R. Wolf Baldassarro to the World!

A long time ago in a galax– er.. Oops wrong story. Many years ago I popped into this world as Raffaele P. Baldassarro. As a toddler barely able to speak I was intrigued by the world outside although to others I always appeared to be focused inward. I wasn’t...

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