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Red Rock Review • 53
Chad Hanson
Vestigial Legs
Seward, Alaska. The skeleton of a mink whale hangs
from the ceiling of a natural history museum. A
docent raises her hand to
signal the
group
surrounding her. She points to a hole in the skull of
the whale.
She explains that someone shot the
creature in the face. Then she walks to the bottom of
the exhibit. She notes two sets of bones: vestigial legs,
left over from a time when the whale's ancestors
walked upon the land. They climbed out of the water.
They grew legs, and they took steps. Then the whales
thought better of their choice. They retreated back
into the sea. But we chased them.
�Red Rock Review • 54
Chad Hanson
Broilers
Bird sounds come from aisle sixteen at the farm and
ranch store. Below a heat lamp, thirty-two chicks raise
and lower their feet. They sing, wobble, and cling
together to gain the comfort of somebody else's
feathers.
I see a sign that identifies the birds as
broilers. I picture poultry, on a rotisserie in a
delicatessen. We all end up on a rotisserie in a manner
of speaking. Until then, it is best to sing, wobble, and
cling to the chicks in our cages.
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2013
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Chad Hanson
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ENG
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Chad Hanson Journal Publications, CCA 04.ii.e.2025.01 WyCaC US. Casper College Archives and Special Collections.
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