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DOGS IN FLIGHT When Dogs Can Fly – Adopting Rescue Dogs

Dogs in Flight was a fascinating exhibit from Jack Jackson Dog Photography…   DOGS IN FLIGHT: When Dogs Have Wings!  Images of Rescue Dog Adoption Posted May 21, 2026 by Brian Alan Burhoe of CivilizedBears. It was called DOGS IN FLIGHT and it ended yesterday.  The canine exhibit certainly caught the public fancy.  It made […]

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EDGAR RICE BURROUGHS Tribute to Tarzan of the Apes Creator – A Personal Hero

Tarzan of the Apes was created by Edgar Rice Burroughs… A Personal Hero.   EDGAR RICE BURROUGHS: A Tribute to Tarzan’s Creator – A Personal Hero – Written by Brian Alan Burhoe Most of my boyhood heroes were writers. As I’ve said before, my first literary hero was Sir Charles G D Roberts. Almost forgotten

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Someday There Will be Centaurs - Fantasy story by Brian Alan Burhoe

SOMEDAY THERE WILL BE CENTAURS – A Science Fantasy Short Story by Brian Alan Burhoe

There will be Centaurs! A Fantasy short story. SOMEDAY THERE WILL BE CENTAURS – A Science Fantasy Short Story by Brian Alan Burhoe INTRODUCTION:  Space?  The Infinite Frontier.  We’ll go Out There, of course.  And we’ll colonize.  We’ll do whatever it takes.  We’ll adapt.  Genetic engineering, if necessary.  We’ll have wings.  Or gills.  Maybe not

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BEARS IN MYTHOLOGY & FOLKLORE: Irish, Norse, German, Native American Meaning

Bears in Mythology. Bear Native American meaning…   “Bear — King of Animals!” BEARS IN MYTHOLOGY & FOLKLORE: Irish, Norse, German, Native American Meaning   Bear Myth: An Introduction In mythology, bears symbolize strength, courage, wisdom, and rebirth. They were often seen as guardians, healers, or divine messengers. Bears were prominent in Indigenous Peoples of

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Working on the Highway – Memories of an Appalachian Mountains Highways Worker

I’m Working on the highway, all day long I don’t stop. Working on the highway, blasting through the bedrock…   Working on the Highway – Memories of an Appalachian Mountains Highways Worker Or, Once Upon A Time In Canada… Written by Brian Alan Burhoe   My first adult job after escaping high school was working

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ORNITHANTHROPUS Winged Human in Dream, Myth, Religion & Literature

Ornithanthropus – The Winged Human   ORNITHANTHROPUS Winged Human in Dream, Myth, Religion & Literature – written by Brian Alan Burhoe   “I’ve made a lot of notes for a novel about winged men, which I’ll never write, as B. Alan Burhoe has already written it as a short story, Ornithanthropus: old fashioned/good.” – Avram

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Memories of a Rural Mail Driver: From Kitchen Post Offices & Steam Trains to Personal Data Terminals

Memories of a Rural Mail Driver. Adventures of a Rural Mail Courier.   Memories of a Rural Mail Driver: From Kitchen Post Offices & Steam Trains to Personal Data Terminals   “Had lots of adventures on the roads over the years.”   Written by Mary Lee Burhoe, Rural Mail Carrier Memories of a Rural Mail

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BOY WHO WAS RAISED BY BEARS Native American Myths & Legends Bear Story

Bears. Atlantic Canadian First Nations Legend… BOY WHO WAS RAISED BY BEARS: Native American Myths & Legends Bear Story   Introduction by Brian Alan Burhoe. Bears have long appeared in folktales and animal stories worldwide. Especially among Northern Peoples. Those of us of Northern ancestry, whether Northern European (Nordic, Slavic, Germanic, Celtic and Anglo-Saxon) or

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FACTS ABOUT DOGS What Was the First Dog on Earth?

  Facts about dogs…   FACTS ABOUT DOGS What Was the First Dog on Earth?   PREHISTORIC DOGS   The oldest known domestic dog was discovered in the Razboinichya Cave in the Altai Mountains of modern Siberia.  It was a complete well-preserved skull. In 2007 the animal was carbon-dated to have lived around 31,000 BC. 

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