Meet The StartleMents

Rick Taliaferro, shown in his native habitat, where, after months, sometimes years of effort and feedback, a story comes together and gets published.

With him are two faithful companions...Charlee, an Attention Queen hound, and, well, you know the other one, who watches from the shadows and coughs when you would kiss.*

Another faithful companion, of sorts, is Jessie, shown below. Among critical and other roles: spouse of many years. As the poet said...Love alters not with time's brief hours and weeks, but bears it out even to the edge of doom...**

* Thank you, W.H. Auden, wherever you are.

** And thank you, Shakespeare, wherever you are.

Photo © by Mary Taliaferro

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