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Crazylegs

Posted on October 12, 2022 by rivertoprambles

Flipping through the pages of my old literary magazines, I recently found a piece that I had written long ago and had published in a Philadelphia magazine called LaZer (1994). I’d completely forgotten about this personal reflection from my youthful … Continue reading →

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Between the River and the Rail

Posted on May 13, 2020 by rivertoprambles

Railroad fever gripped the nation during the latter decades of the nineteenth-century. As the New York and Pennsylvania timber and tanning industries burgeoned from dreams of endless forest and mineral wealth, many towns in the region clamored for a train … Continue reading →

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A Century Gone

Posted on February 8, 2015 by rivertoprambles

The passenger pigeon was once the most abundant wild bird in North America and, perhaps, in all the world. It’s been said that more than a quarter of all the birds in North America in the 1800s were Ectopistes migratorius, … Continue reading →

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Greenwood Diary, 1930s

Posted on July 31, 2013 by rivertoprambles

[Years ago I was given an old diary that had come from a local auction. It had been written by an anonymous farm wife from this rivertop location where I live. I saved the booklet for a while because of … Continue reading →

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R.I.P., J.R.

Posted on February 11, 2012 by rivertoprambles

John Rezelman died in Bath, New York on February 10, 2012. You may not have known John or ever heard of him, but if you can think of an elderly gentleman friendly to the small-scale farmer and the artist, one … Continue reading →

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