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Bird For The Daughters of Juarez

Bird For The Daughters of Juarez

Shortly before his death in 2004, Roberto Bolaño, the great Chilean novelist, mailed off the manuscript for 2666, his sprawling, frustrating, mu...
Art Bird Mexico Murder
The Devil’s Songbird

The Devil’s Songbird

There is a part at the end of No Country for Old Men, where Tommy Lee Jones’ character, a sheriff, gives up and, over his morning coffee explain...
Art Bird Catholic Devil Nuns School
The Sad Music of Change (A Songbird for Nick the Greek)

The Sad Music of Change (A Songbird for Nick the Greek)

Nicholas Dandolos (Nick the Greek) was a professional gambler and high-roller of legendary repute in the ’40s, ’50s and early ’60s.  Rumor has i...
Art Bird Caddy Gambling Nick the Greek
The June Queen

The June Queen

“Mom–Look at the Boid!”“It’s not a ‘boid,’ son, it’s a BIRD.”“But Ma…it choips like a boid!” – Overheard in Prospect Park, Brooklyn. Hey– My pa...
Art Bird Hobo
The November Queen

The November Queen

“Hope is the thing with feathers.” –Emily Dickinson Hey– In almost every text about hobos I’ve read they’ve mentioned the sounds of birds.  For...
Art Bird Emily Dickinson Hobo