Stories

Published: Nov 19, 2020

One Hump or Two

featuring: Allen Doellanson

The man wore safety glasses and heavy boots, probably steel-toed. He led one camel and then the next down the ramp into Allen's fenced side yard. In the back of the trailer ...

Published: Nov 18, 2020

At Breakfast

featuring: Mary Finly

I did not prevent it or spend much time after that night thinking about it. The topic seemed completely overwhelming and avoided it almost entirely. She walked around the house with her ...

Published: Nov 17, 2020

When Her Father Died

featuring: Mary Finly

When her father died, I did not process it. I did not help her process it. I was on the verge of a breakdown myself and I kept thinking of my mother's ...

Published: Nov 16, 2020

The Voice of Camels

featuring: Allen Doellanson

It began innocently, organically. The plan to demonstrate for camels because he had decided to care for a number of them. They grew to become part of his family over time. As ...

Published: Nov 13, 2020

Camels Instead

featuring: Allen Doellanson

When he first purchased camels, two males and two females, they were imported from Kazakhstan. They were very expensive and had to be held in quarantine for several weeks. But the project ...

Published: Nov 12, 2020

Her Destruction

featuring: Mary Finly

Basically I had signed my daughter up for a lobotomy, only new and fresh and wrapped up in new technology. Most of the process was old, but redone with a different method. ...

Published: Nov 11, 2020

Researching Treatment

featuring: Mary Finly

Her father was out of the picture for a long time by then. John would not have let them do it. Of course, she probably would not have been the way she ...

Published: Nov 10, 2020

It had to be Done

featuring: Mary Finly

She was crying in the car when I returned to her. I will never forget the look on her face: like I had let her down. But she was broken, and I ...

Published: Nov 09, 2020

Scene in a Diner

featuring: Simon Dount

"Everyone wishes they could find the right words, imagine the scene in a way that would resonate with many people, tell a story, probably their story, for others to read," I said. ...

Published: Nov 06, 2020

The Last Ride

featuring: Allen Doellanson

"My horse, Tilting at Windmills, is like one of my children. I love my horses," Allen explained to several reporters on the courthouse steps. "You're known as the 'Juvenile Jockey' - why ...