"Little Pilgrim of Carcassonne" - Mississippi to Virginia, Summer 2002
			. . . And me on a spotted ass, with eyes like darkened mirrors and a brave-hearted stride, knocking down the highwayside, on a lonesome quest to rattle the bones of DonQuixote, Little Willie, so many word- and song-ghosts - here we come to rock Bottom, Aliass and me, creaking down through boneyards and backroads, city streets and convenience stores, up from the steamy dream-swamp and on toward Bewilderness, Virginia: the impossible home. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
				Aliass crossing the Highway 7 overpass, Oxford, MS, June 11, 2002