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Beyond the Pale

About the Substack

Meredith Lee and I were sitting on the back deck a few weeks ago, she was telling me a story and stopped to ask, What are you looking at?" I guess I'd left eye-contact or something. I answered, "Everything."

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  • Illustrated poem (giclee print) mailed in September

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About John Blase

"I'm a writer who lives out West, but I'll always be from the South." That used to be true. Now, after almost 20yrs, I've spawned back South. But trust me, I will forever carry the quiet West inside.

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