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Mental Disorder
A collection of written material and images
All work copyright Crawdad Nelson unless specified otherwise
President Lite
America decided, sometime during 2016, that we don’t want a real president. We don’t have the time, we don’t have the money, and frankly...
Floating Holiday
My contribution to this year's Susurrus. Explication by appointment only Last night the wind poured me home I was outside wandering...
Following the Tide at Noyo
The Noyo is not one of those dramatic rivers which fall sharply through dangerous rocks, nor is it noteworthy in term of length or...
On a Cool San Francisco Night
It was a little chilly and breezy as I wandered east from the top of California Street, in the general direction of North Beach,...
Times of Falling Water
Television news reports I saw last week showed how fast the snow is melting in Tahoe and the high country. Where people are living in or...
Treasure Behind the Iron Door
Old-timers hoped to create fire-safe buildings by using iron doors. This one has worked since 1852. In those days the front door opened...
More Flooded Landscape
This weekend I got to visit the river via Sutter’s Landing, interesting historically because it’s the spot where Johann Sutter came...
Donald Trump, the Civil War, and Truth
There’s a lot of misinformation going around these days, and it starts right at the top. It’s no surprise that our Twit in Chief doesn’t...
The Brief, Mysterious World of High Water
It has been several months since the rivers came up and stayed up, sometime in January, after rising and falling in December. The meter...
Signs of Spring: Greek Hand Pies
When the mint, oregano and fennel start to put out fresh new growth about now, I start thinking about Greek hand pies, or saiti. The...
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