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coyote on the street tonight

the journal of Michael Werneburg

twenty-seven years and one million words

Toronto, 2019.02.01

I ran into a coyote on the street tonight. This has happened before, but the difference was the beautiful state of the thing. It had a rich pelt, was lean without being at all scrawny, and was moving with an easy gait. I'm told they live in the cemetery nearby, but that's across two busy four-lane roads. I tried to wave down a couple of drivers who were heading the beast's way, but they didn't so much as look at me.

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If anyone tells you all is lost or all is fine, just nod and move on and live in the middle where everything matters.

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