Jim SaltinThe Mad RiverA Visit from the Devil-Saint NikolaiCurator’s Commentary: It has been a long-held truth that the famous Christmas-time poem, A Visit from St. Nicholas (better known in common…Dec 23, 20181Dec 23, 20181
Jim SaltinMidnight Mosaic FictionThe Coming of the Jol-FjandinnCirca 800 A.D., in the modern-day area of Southwest SwedenDec 22, 20181Dec 22, 20181
Jim SaltinLit UpChasing Snakes and Pig TailsWhen I was sure the snake wouldn’t move, I jabbed with my stick and trapped him against the dirt. “Hey, I got one!” He was about as long as…Oct 2, 20181Oct 2, 20181
Jim SaltinLit UpThe Long Reach of Godfrey DuumbeckHe ran like lightning. Tom was determined to get as far away from the big mausoleum they’d called ‘base’ before Clare reached ‘thirty…Aug 30, 20184Aug 30, 20184
Jim SaltinLit Up… and the Great Lady Wept“… Here across the pond in the United States on its Independence Day, in a ceremony of great pomp and circumstance, over a year’s worth of…Aug 11, 20182Aug 11, 20182
Jim SaltinLit UpThe Slow Urgency of DreadWith Stephen in one arm, you guide your wife, pale and clammy, with slow urgency into the ER.Jul 7, 20182Jul 7, 20182
Jim SaltinLit UpThe Innocence of ChildrenLit Up - June's Prompt: Lucky SentenceJun 29, 20181Jun 29, 20181
Jim SaltinLit UpSiblings of the SpiritSiblings of the spirit, you and I. Fall born, nourished by Winter’s icy breast, We forged a cup of friendship, from which I drank Your…Mar 26, 20181Mar 26, 20181