4 Corners

Richard Hammer
Nov 5 · 10 min read

Four Corners is the intersection of Colorado, Utah, Arizona and New Mexico, and most of it belongs to Native American nations, the Navajo, Hopi, Ute and Zuni.

Looking back, I recall when I was thirteen, my sister moved to the Navajo reservation to teach through the Bureau of Indian Affairs. She was homesick, so one night she phoned home, and then lickety-split, we took off to give her the only cure we could think of, sharing.

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Richard Hammer

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Author of Mesmerizing Poe and Ruse, writer at Route 66 News and singer and songwriter of the music album Grease Monkey.

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