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Posts published by “Cody Hoover”

Poisoned Rainbows

“Even damnation is poisoned with rainbows.” — Leonard Cohen “I'm going to ask if anyone needs an interpreter,” announced the mustached court interpreter to the morning gallery at Ten Mile Court in Fort Bragg. A…

Walking Bike

When the weather is dry and the summer teases the Valley I have been gardening, landscaping, weed-whacking and digging in the hills of Philo. My van was still broken down so I had to ride…

Naked In Gualala

A week after my van broke down I had a nude modeling gig at a figure drawing class in Gualala. I was living on Signal Ridge at the time. I walked down the hill and…

Meth & Ab, Ab & Meth

Before I walked into the Ten Mile Courthouse building in Fort Bragg on a Tuesday morning I read a bumper sticker on a large pickup truck parked on the street out front: “My husband said…

DoodFest, 2011

Friday the 13th in Boonville this year brought a very specific kind of visitor to Anderson Valley. By Saturday, the mob was upon us. If you were fortunate enough to be in the center of…

‘Because I’m A Mexican’

“Is Alan Graham in here? I haven't seen him,” said Judge Brennan, amused as he read Mr. Graham's fat file. Graham was supposed to be in Ten Mile Court that morning to be arraigned on…

It’s Unlikely A Fish Discovered Water

The golden “Great Seal of the State of California” hangs on the wall in front of the Ten Mile Court room in Fort Bragg. Athena, the Greek goddess of wisdom, warfare, and civilization stares from…

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