title: Paper and Granite: Between the Markings
author:  David J. Gluck 
description: David J. Gluck is the author of Life's Pages. Observing and writing poetry while traveling the United States, Gluck has been a truck driver for almost twenty years. He lives in the small town of Shenandoah, Iowa, and enjoys his grandchildren, woodworking, and photography. Visit him online at ww.davidjgluckpoetry.com.
zlib_text: 
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  ![](../Images/image00158.jpeg)
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  ![](../Images/image00159.jpeg)
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  BELLA J
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  ### Contents
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  [Acknowledgments](part0003.xhtml)
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  [Author’s Note:](part0005.xhtml)
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  [Prologue](part0006.xhtml)
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  1\. [Alyx](part0007.xhtml)
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  2\. [Alyx](part0008.xhtml)
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  3\. [Granite](part0009.xhtml)
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  4\. [Alyx](part0010.xhtml)
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  5\. [Granite](part0011.xhtml)
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  6\. [Alyx](part0012.xhtml)
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  7\. [Granite](part0013.xhtml)
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  8\. [Alyx](part0014.xhtml)
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  9\. [Granite](part0015.xhtml)
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  10\. [Alyx](part0016.xhtml)
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  11\. [Granite](part0017.xhtml)
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  12\. [Alyx](part0018.xhtml)
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  13\. [Granite](part0019.xhtml)
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  14\. [Alyx](part0020.xhtml)
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  15\. [Granite](part0021.xhtml)
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  16\. [Alyx](part0022.xhtml)
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  17\. [Granite](part0023.xhtml)
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  18\. [Alyx](part0024.xhtml)
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  19\. [Granite](part0025.xhtml)
  
  
  
  
  