JULES DELORME

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bloody jack went for his gun. breed went for his knife. breed had a gun. the knife was just better. it was a good knife. he kept it clean and sharp. it was a good bowie knife. not so great for stabbing. but good for cutting. and breed used it to cut. he closed the gap and before bloody jack had his gun even part way out he cut him deep across bloody jack’s big gut. a good clean fast cut. bloody jack let go of his gun and tried to use both hands to keep his innards from falling out.  his face told the story breed wanted to see. pain. fear. jack knowing he was going to die hard and ugly. why the knife was better. breed looked into bloody jack’s eyes so he could see all the pain and all the fear and the knowing that he was going to die and cut again bringing the knife back across bloody jack’s upper chest where the artery was close to the surface. the good sharp knife cut through bloody jack’s shirt and deep into the chest. now bloody jack was real bloody. jac...

Pig, Kwéskwes , is associated in many cultures with Abundance. But, for me, Kwéskwes associates most strongly with adaptability. There is a belief in biology that hunters need to be smarter than their prey and scavengers need to be smarter than the hunters. Pig is the ultimate scavenger and the ultimate example of when this is true. We can learn a lot from Kwéskwes . Unable to sweat she covers herself in mud to keep hers elf cool. Believed to be the great example of being unclean Pig is actually very tidy. With very few tools to defend herself with, Pig for m s groups based around the females and cooperates to keep each other safe. Pig is sensitive and smart while being one of the toughest and most adaptable creatures on earth. And Pig also teaches us to look beyond the surface , to learn beyond what we think we already know. m ost of our assumptions about Kwéskwes are wrong. One of my closest companions when I was small was a sow who I simply called Pig. Because of that, and all ...

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