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# By Way of Non-Explanation
- URL: https://herr-klamm.ghost.io/by-way-of-non-explanation/
- Published: 2026-08-08T00:16:59.000Z
- Updated: 2026-08-08T07:36:45.000Z
- Author: Stephen Bender

A question unasked: what might prompt one to write such a foolish 'poem'? That question will remain unanswered. There's sufficient sub rosa cruelty around without my further amplifying it. So, rather than belabor a peculiar series events pertainting to repetitive family dynamics, better to share a play that touches on some of these matters. Hereafter, I'll be chronicling my travels down the Ohio Valley to America's greatest ruin, Cairo, Illinois. And back.