SMALL TALK
“Ben West—aka Big Country—enjoys a riverside nap in the Hilux after a 2 a.m. wake-up followed by a cancelled helicopter pickup. We spent the day kicking stones, walking in circles, flicking each other off from various locations and snoozing. Big Country’s crash course in modern gangster rap, delivered shortly after eating a cicada, was a highlight. Times like these I wish I still smoked cigarettes.” Photo:
Jeff Forsee
Words: Joe Dahut
Three Toyotas house caddis casings
on Jersey plates. It’s that time of year
again and your guess is as good as mine
about the rain. When the sun smiles again
the trout will dimple the air
like a knife splitting fruit.
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