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AmaranthusVolume 1976 | Issue 1 Article 52-12-2013When I Got the NewsJan SpielmacherGrand Valley State UniversityFollow this and additional works at: http://scholarworks.gvsu.edu/amaranthusThis Article is brought to you for free and open access by ScholarWorks@GVSU. It has been accepted for inclusion in Amaranthus by an authorizedadministrator of ScholarWorks@GVSU. For more information, please contact scholarworks@gvsu.edu.Recommended CitationSpielmacher, Jan (1976) "When I Got the News," Amaranthus: Vol. 1976: Iss. 1, Article 5.Available at: http://scholarworks.gvsu.edu/amaranthus/vol1976/iss1/5WHEN I GOT THE NEWS (For W. M.) When I got the news that you Were ill again I sent you a funny card with a do llar enclosed for treats. That same night death sucked hollow your eleven years as you lay in your father's arms, the rattle of your bones drowning out his cries to wake you. Jan Spielmacher 6 THE OLD MAN AN "The idea of this particular this particular course, is to intr notion of logic behind logic." Th words--a tall, gaunt man with a st at the moment, no apparent listene near State University, he began to again. "The idea of this particul "So what?" The shri 11 c larit old man's concentration. Looking addressing him, he was surprised t there. Annoyed, he coughed to him "The idea of this par-" "1 said so what." This time through even clearer. The old man and looked around. ''Who said that?" he asked, sq eyes in the sunlight. "I did." The old man, this ti from where the voice came, turned pigeon, alone on a limb, staring h' "You?" he asked, pointing at t hand and scratching his dark gray "That's right, me." At that, a slight flutter and floated down t do?" he offered, extending his righ name is Ted." The old man, unable to believe out his hand and prepared to perfor greeting ritual. liMy name is-" Again the bird interrupted. " continue, permit me to tell you wha OK?" The old man, unable to talk, n "Alright then," the bird conti Kern, or should I perhaps say Dr. E Philosophy at State University. Yc 7 

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