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The Chimney Page 7
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The Chimney Page 7

on April 9, 2019
Chapter: Book 11: The Chimney
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  1. jsfury
    jsfury
    April 10, 2019, 7:08 am | # | Reply

    Excellent Erin, John Henry looks a s nervous as a cat on a hot tin roof. The elders a getting a kick out of it too. beautiful jewelry by the way.

  2. Piripero
    Piripero
    April 10, 2019, 9:10 am | # | Reply

    Just fantastic. The detail work in this is extraordinary. The way you capture nuances of emotion in facial expressions, how you’re able to put us right there with John… Wonderful.

  3. Schlump
    Schlump
    April 10, 2019, 1:28 pm | # | Reply

    Sure is different from the coyote that I heard about as a kid. (I’m ~1/4 Indian from VA and NC tribes that ceased to exist as organized tribes in the 1800s.) John Henry Black is mostly the opposite, being radically selfish, murderous, and driven by diverse lusts.

    Coyote was usually depicted as a trickster, but not an evil one, unlike Loki of Norse myths. He frequently is depicted as helping mankind in one way or another while having fun at their expense.

    Unlike wolves, coyotes are very smart. Nothing that man has done to them has reduced their numbers. Bounties, trapping, poisoning, shooting, hunting, and other attempts to get rid of them by people has only resulted in their dramatically expanding their traditional ranges, such as being in the Adirondacks and even having been seen in NYC of all places. They are more adaptable than cockroaches in that they can thrive in a multitude of environments. In 1995, coyotes started invading the Portland, OR greenbelts and ODFW let it go. By about ten years ago, they were in every District of Portland.

    One of the more interesting encounters I’ve had with a coyote was along a creek in eastern Oregon. I was dressed in a BDU jacket, green pants, and had a camo veil on to keep the pesky mosquitoes off. A coyote came wandering along the creek on the other side and stopped directly across from me. And watched for a couple of minutes, cocking its head this way and that. I just stood there, interested in seeing what it would do, and eventually the coyote got bored and walked off.

    • Ultima
      Ultima
      April 11, 2019, 5:34 pm | # | Reply

      I’ve heard that in most stories Loki was a more classical trickster archetype like Coyote; with the only exception to that model being the story of Ragnarok.

    • jsfury
      jsfury
      April 13, 2019, 9:01 am | # | Reply

      Just curious, what makes the wolf dumber then a coyote?

      • Katie-kat
        Katie-kat
        April 28, 2022, 6:49 pm | # | Reply

        Two coyotes hunt one pronghorn. One runs it in a big wide circle. After the loop, the other takes over. Run until the pronghorn can’t run no more. Then eat.

        Coyote knows how to act crazy enough to kindle curiosity in its prey, drawing them close. Then Snap!

        Wolf is a coward, and hunts in a pack. Coyote is the clever one, with ears aprick, hunting food that a wolf would starve on.

    • Puck
      Puck
      September 14, 2020, 2:30 am | # | Reply

      I thought that Loki – and for that matter, most of the figures of Norse mythology – were regarded as neither good nor evil. That those things weren’t really even a concept.

  4. Brother Parvus
    Brother Parvus
    April 14, 2019, 11:32 pm | # | Reply

    Coyotes live in San Francisco, as do red foxes and bobcats. A mother has been littering at the west end of Golden Gate Park for several years now, her and her offspring keeping the domestic rodents under control. There are several packs living in and around Claremont/Pomona California, ranging all over Mt Baldy to the north.

  5. jsfury
    jsfury
    April 17, 2019, 6:02 am | # | Reply

    I just thought of something. Is this a prelude to a vision quest that JHH is about to embark on?

  6. gothold
    gothold
    April 18, 2019, 8:12 am | # | Reply

    The rich colors, attention to details and great storytelling bring me back to you every time Erin!!

    Keep up the excellent work!!

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