John Cheever’s Falconer: The writer’s prison novel was his masterpiece.

John Cheever’s Falconer: The writer’s prison novel was his masterpiece.: "Most writers suspect at some point that they might be brain-damaged—that depression or drug use has knocked out the electrics across a frontal swathe of their brain, leaving them to run their entire operation out of a tiny, overheating stump of neurons in the rear"

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falconer - Wiktionary

falconer - Wiktionary: "Noun[edit]
falconer (plural falconers)
A person who breeds or trains hawks or other birds of prey for taking birds or game.
One who follows the sport of fowling with hawks."

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Falcon program takes off

Falcon program takes off: " The fact the we are on an island with sea birds make this place all that much more enjoyable, and real. I'm not sure how many lessons we need to learn before we all get the idea that messing with native populations can reek havoc, like the goats, cats, pigs, etc. that got out of control. Sea birds are a natural part of coastal living, and they deserve to live here with us. Who are we to say they don't belong?"

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