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Due to increased and spiking interest in The Americopa Review (TAR)’s earlier posts, I am resurrecting the TAR blog. The newest offering, “The Waning and Wanting of Muskrat Love,” will appear in mid-August 2026. Thank you. In the meantime, please check out my novels and literary nonfiction books highlighted on the “Portfolio” page.

— A literary blog of the American experience —

“The Americopa Review” blog contains topics, places, events, and people you won’t find in a typical publication. If you’re looking for fine dining, boutiques, resorts, or trendy shopping experiences, you’ve come to the wrong place. Instead, “The Americopa Review’s” short stories contain authentic snippets of the real America. While often far off Main Street, occasionally controversial, and sometimes offbeat, “The Americopa Review” is squarely centered upon authentic Americana.

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The Waning and Wanting of Muskrat Love

Who would have thought that philosophy, humanity, ecology, and our sense of community all converge within the paws and webbed feet of a charismatic but lowly rodent? Isn’t this reason enough to rediscover muskrat love? ...
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When Death Doth Close Cairo’s Tender Eyes

Luminaries ranging from Mark Twain to Theodore Roosevelt once regaled Cairo, Illinois as the shining example of American hope and prosperity. The river town did indeed bask in brilliant luminescence, so much that lauded dignitaries claimed Cairo would grow larger...
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Bat Wings and Coyote Tales

A rose may have thorns, but a cactus spine provides more sustenance. Oh, the humanity! Humanity, indeed. Life and death struggles happening under our very noses at Carlsbad Caverns National Park. “Bat Wings and Coyote Tales” is a timeless tail...
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Of Mountain Men and Water Fountains

If you think sea level rise is impactful, wait until you see what’s happening to the water fountains within our nation’s rest areas. Join a modern-day Walter Mitty on a futile search for water along America’s highways, byways, and ever-shrinking...
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Wonders that Cannot be Fathomed, Miracles that Cannot be Counted

Take flight with a legendary Greek Muse to Arizona's borderless San Pedro River and experience global wonders that cannot be fathomed and miracles that cannot be counted. ...
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A Paris for All Our Worries

France may have given us the New York Harbor statue that serves as a symbol for American freedom, but they also graciously gave us more, including…Paris. Paris—the all-American city of light that beckons the tired, poor, and weary traveler in...
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Gaslighting Sturgeon

Drama flows through Montana’s Powder River fly-over country. Agriculture and the search for Bakken Shale oil and gas have impacted the pallid sturgeon, an ancient species analogous to living dinosaurs. Using a literary approach, the author highlights the plight of...
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