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Tag Archives: personal narratives
The Wild Boy Cycle, 1870
Winter: Klukey died in a bear trap he had set near Kettle Creek. Klukey died three miles from his cabin, wandering in the deep snow till his feet accidently struck the pan. Those jaws sprang up– held him through the … Continue reading
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Tagged fishing, history, Independence, jumping the back fence, literature, nature, personal narratives, poetry, seasons, Sinnemahoning, Walt Franklin, Wild Boy Cycle, writing
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Fall (The Starred Horizon)
I spent most of Sunday morning in the comfortable waters of the Allegheny River. I had little reason to move. The weather was perfect and the fish (both hatchery and wild) were rising in a long deep pool. For the … Continue reading
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Tagged Allegheny River, autumn, environment, finicky, fly-fishing, hatchery trout, matching the hatch, nature, personal narratives, salvation, selectivity, trout, Wiscoy Creek, writing
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