My monthlong sojourn in Marfa has come to an end. A million thanks to 
Douglas, Ray, Martha, Chris, and everyone at the 
Lannan Foundation, to 
Tim of the 
Marfa Book Company and 
Caitlyn, to fellow writers 
Layli,
 Mark, and 
Timothy, 
Natalie and 
Jan, and 
Rachel and 
Joshua, to 
Erika, to 
Nina, to 
Paul, to 
Mary, to my former student 
Tori and her husband 
Charlie, to 
Chris and everyone at the 
St. George's Hotel, to 
Kristin and 
Chris, to the folks at all my fave little coffeeshops and restaurants, and to everyone else I had the pleasure of meeting and chatting with while down in the wondrous little high desert town, and lastly, to all the non-human creatures I encountered (including the cantankerous old male turkey, the squadron of rabbits, and the roach as large as a Prius), goodbye and thanks so very much!
A few more photos; enjoy!
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One of the many rabbits 
hovering about during my stay; 
this one loved to hide behind 
the AC compressor | 
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| A downtown Marfa monument | 
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| The patio at the Hotel Paisano | 
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| The smart and lovely Rachel Monroe  | 
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My outdoor writing spot 
(the turkey stick at right) | 
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Another one of the rabbits nearly blending into the gravel | 
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Outside the opening 
at the Wrong Store Gallery  | 
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The woodpecker that decided it 
wanted to pay me a visit and kept knocking 
one afternoon  | 
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| The vast blue sky above downtown | 
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| Layli LongSoldier, at her reading | 
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| More rabbits, behind the Lannan main house | 
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| At the Marfa Public Library | 
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Artist James Irwin, whose big show 
opened right after I left | 
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| Jan Beatty, at her reading with Natalie Díaz | 
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| Natalie Díaz  | 
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The front of the St. George's Hotel, as a photoshoot backdrop  | 
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| Pizza dough rising outside  | 
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| The pizza I made, before it was baked | 
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| More sleepy Marfa street and vast sky  | 
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| A treasure I found at the Marfa Book Compa | 
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| One of the galleries | 
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| Another gallery space | 
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Appropriately, right before I left, 
Mr. Rabbit reappeared, perhaps to say goodbye | 
 
 
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