This death by drowning
by William Kloefkorn
The author recalls the time when, at age six, he "came within one gulp of drowning" in a Kansas cow-pasture pond, only to be saved by his father. He recounts a younger brother's near death by drowning a few years later; still another piece envisions the cycle of drought and torrential rains on his grandparents' Kansas farm. There are fanciful memories of the Loup and other Nebraska rivers, interlaced with Mark Twain's renderings of the Mississippi and John Neihardt's poetic descriptions of the Missouri.
And there are stories of more recent times - a winter spent in a cabin on the Platte River, and an often amusing Caribbean cruise that Kloefkorn took with his wife. Throughout, Kloefkorn takes his memories for a walk, following each recollection into unexpected, fruitful byways. Along the way he pauses at larger themes - of nature, death, family, and renewal - that gradually gather irresistible force and authority.
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This Death by Drowning
February 1, 2001, Bison Books
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