Ralph Donald Jessee

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Acadia

2005 · Acadia National Park, Maine · 11 min read

Acadia

The family arrived at a campground in Acadia National Park late in the afternoon. Rain was still falling, as it had all day. We carefully unloaded our tents from the Volkswagen minibus, erected them and set up the tent fly over the camp table. The rain slacked…

2009 · 4 min read

Letter to Mary

Dear Mary, It has been a long, long time since we reveled in our passion for each other. The memories of our good times together have to a large extent faded from my mind. Now and then a scene from our past forms in my brain that reminds me of how good things…