Corn cooks

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by Bryan Costales

Jack Hill lived at the foot of Bernal Hill in San Francisco. He and his wife Jill threw an informal barbecue every first Sunday of every month except December. It was their way to give back to all their fine neighbors. Jack laid out a dozen ears of corn on the grill for the few guests he expected. Jack was getting sick of corn, but the neighbors liked it, so he continued to cook it. The last few days had been bitter cold, so he could not believe many would attend. But Jack turned out to be wro . . .

A happy band of Jewish Santas

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by Bryan Costales

IHOP had been crowded, so Bill and Emma Cutter ate brunch outside on the patio of a surfer-style restaurant on Pier 39. Emma sat with her back to the street as was her usual habit, deferring to her husband's desire to watch the "goings on." Emma had just finished her spinach omelet when she noticed her husband's hand shaking. She looked at his face. He appeared to be watching his plate. Then his eyes glanced up and darted back and forth nervously. Emma turned and looked, but the street --actua . . .

Strawberry and grape snack

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by Bryan Costales

Laughing Hubb, the clown, threw a party for all his so-called friends. Mostly the gang he called friends were customers who hired him to perform. Other than that smallish group, he'd never made any lasting friendships. Because Laughing was a bit on the poor side, he decorated by coloring newspapers with paints he'd found set on the sidewalk outside Goodwill. He held the decorations up with an old roll of masking tape, that no longer had the will to stick. He tossed trick handkerchiefs over his . . .

Unidentified statue

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by Bryan Costales

Unidentified statue , (1991) Washington D.C. , © 2005 Bryan Costales

Artificial city reflected in fountain

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by Bryan Costales

Tony Toyo crept quietly up the small rise, then fell on his stomach to stay hidden and stared at the quiet river. Across from him was a small town, lit and inviting. Tony was the sole survivor of a massacre. He was a rebel. Dressed like all rebels in bug suits, they'd crossed a wide area too soon and all but Tony had been killed. Tony dog-paddled across the river, but felt odd dog-paddling in a bug suit. On the other shore he crept carefully from the water and hid behind a bush. A couple sat o . . .

Resting

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by Bryan Costales

Resting , Artist Paul Suttman 1933-1993 , (1991) Washington D.C. , © 2005 Bryan Costales

Statue of Bush the First bowling.

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by Bryan Costales

Statue of Bush the First bowling. , (1991) Washington D.C. , © 2005 Bryan Costales

Frieze above a doorway on Liedsdorff Alley

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by Bryan Costales

Frieze above a doorway on Liedsdorff Alley , (2006) San Francisco, California , © 2006 Bryan Costales

Snow falls on Mission Street (actually soap)

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by Bryan Costales

Luis Groops remembered the first snow ever in San Francisco. It drifted up against the stores and caused automobile accidents in the streets. His parents told him it was a fluke, a once in a lifetime event. That was seventy years ago. Luis now sat comfortably in an over stuffed chair, his legs covered by a small blanket. He was surrounded by family. His oldest daughter's daughter had brought her baby. Imagine that. A great grandfather and still alive. His grand daughter on his son's side sat o . . .

Too young to face such a tangle

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by Terry Costales

Too young to face such a tangle , (2007) San Francisco, California , © 2007 Terry Costales

Yeah, and just who you calling a powder puff?

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by Terry Costales

Santa Junior © 2007 Bryan Costales Dave Claus looked up to his old man. "Dad," he would often say. "I want want to be just like you someday." But his desire to become a Santa played ill while he was in school. He was beaten by student thugs so often he became numb. In college he was safer, because there the students simply thought he was gay. As an adult, he managed a toy store in a mall. Each year as Christmas approached, he would beg the owner to let him be the store Santa. "You're . . .

Unidentified statue

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by Bryan Costales

Unidentified statue , (1991) Washington D.C. , © 2005 Bryan Costales

Huge, glorious bubbles

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by Bryan Costales

Michael Spinnley disliked his name. He preferred to be called Mike. Most of his friends called him Mike, but his parents insisted on calling him Michael. Mike was only twelve, so that was a huge problem. One blazingly hot Saturday, Mike bought a plastic bottle at a flea market for a quarter. He thought it might go well with his pirate costume, the one he was assembling for a party that fall. Mike pulled open the top and it slid smoothly. The inside appeared to be covered with soap, so he blew . . .

Bronze skull arises from bronze lake

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by Terry Costales

Bronze skull arises from bronze lake , (2007) Monterey, California , © 2007 Terry Costales

Statue in front of a Sullivan Island home

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by Bryan Costales

Statue in front of a Sullivan Island home , (1993) Charleston, South Carolina, U.S.A. , © 2005 Bryan Costales

The Burghers of Calais

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by Bryan Costales

The Burghers of Calais , Artist Auguste Rodin 1840-1917 , (1991) Washington D.C. , © 2005 Bryan Costales

Statue of President Buchanan

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by Bryan Costales

Statue of President Buchanan , (2005) Capital Mall, Washington D.C. , © 2005 Bryan Costales

The Visitation

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by Bryan Costales

The Visitation , Artist Jacob Epstein 1880-1959 (cast 1955) , (1991) Washington D.C. , © 2005 Bryan Costales

A distant statue see through a garden.

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by Bryan Costales

A distant statue see through a garden. , (1974) San Francisco, California , © 2005 Bryan Costales

Unidentified Statue

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by Bryan Costales

Unidentified Statue , (1991) Washington D.C. , © 2005 Bryan Costales

Statue in a store window

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by Bryan Costales

Statue in a store window , (1992) San Francisco, California , © 2005 Bryan Costales

Unidentified statue

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by Bryan Costales

Unidentified statue , (1991) Washington D.C. , © 2005 Bryan Costales

Statue in garden below Coit Tower

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by Bryan Costales

Statue in garden below Coit Tower , (2005) San Francisco, California , © 2005 Bryan Costales

Chief Niwot of the Arapaho Indians who lived on

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by Bryan Costales

Chief Niwot of the Arapaho Indians who lived on , the plains of Colorado since the 1790's. , (2006) Boulder, Colorado, U.S.A. , © 2006 Bryan Costales

Statue found on Montgomery near Broadway

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by Bryan Costales

Statue found on Montgomery near Broadway , (2005) San Francisco, California , © 2005 Bryan Costales