A Tattered Bible Stuffed with MemosAuthor(s): James TateSource: The Iowa Review, Vol. 30, No. 3 (Winter, 2000/2001), p. 84Published by: University of IowaStable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/20154876 .

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James T?te

A Tattered Bible Stuffed with Memos

I stood at the southwest window for

a long time just staring out at the field

and empty road. A hawk on the telephone Une studied the field for any sign of move

ment, then eventuaUy he swooped down and

had his snack. A tractor pulling a wagon

load of hay has crept over the hiU. Five teen

agers in a green convertible passed him at

a great speed and disappeared behind a cloud

of dust. A storm was rolling in, I could

feel the barometer dropping. This is where

the chicken catches the ax.

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