June 20, 2007 (The Daily Times / Rhys Saunders / Aztec, NM) -- A 28-year-old man who did not deny robbing and attacking a man dressed as a vampire Oct. 31 outside Safeway on West Main Street in Farmington was sentenced Monday to three years of supervised probation.

*finally catching the cows that sped down the hills before her*

"You...*gasp pant* stupid animals! Man, *gasp........* I just *breathes deeply* Can't stand you!"

*she dusts off her dress and wipes a stray tress from her brow dampened by her perspiration...and looks out over the water towards the inn*

Over the centuries, the vampire has undergone radical changes. From the Count in Bram Stoker's 1897 novel to the alcoholic New Yorker Sam in the 1997 film Habit, the figure of the vampire has evolved with society.

 

These knees have been scarred by the faith
Flowing through the veins of a fragile man
Fingers purple, interlaced and woven
Head bowed and broken by repentance
Wounds healed with grace and love
Ripped open again by ignorant sin
Wishing only brings about another torment
Luck exists only through logic
Enlightenment comes through the touch of a hand
Believe, ask, know it shall be
One breath brings in chaos
Another allows this silent peace

Proximo
June 4, 2001