Alfred C. Martino: Singer/Songwriter/Novelist
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      • A Rainbow Ain't Nothin' But Colored Light (Instrumental Version)
      • Camille (Instrumental Version)
      • Celestial Crossing (Instrumental)
      • Darla Jean Fontaine (Instrumental Version)
      • Dashboard Blue (Instrumental Version)
      • Hitman (Instrumental Version)
      • Hollywood Girl (Instrumental Version)
      • Jesus In the Sun (Instrumental Version))
      • Keep Breathing (Instrumental Version)
      • Kiss Like A Whisper (Instrumental Version)
      • My Die-For Girl (Instrumental Version)
      • Partial To Roses (Instrumental Version)
      • Wake No More (Instrumental Version)
      • We'll Fly Together (Instrumental Version)
      • What’s It Like To Be In Love? (Instrumental Version)
      • You're Like A Permanent Flu
      • You Used To be Mine (Instrumental Version)
    • Lyrics >
      • Die With My Boots On
      • The Day Ends Darkly
      • Manor Of My Mind
      • 'Til I Crumble Into Dust
      • Dolores Sang Farewell
      • I'm Your Babe, Not Your Baby
      • Calling My Name
      • Girl Warrior
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    • Pinned
    • Over the End Line
    • Perfected by Girls
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    • A Cowboy's Journey
    • A Day At The Beach
    • Breathing In Rio
    • Grad School Daydreams
    • I Have Never Been Murdered
    • Mother, Interrupter
    • Quiet Desperation
    • Requiem For An Athlete
    • The Athlete
    • The Day Ends Darkly, A Musical Tale From the American West
    • The Boy And Girl: A Parable
    • The Date
    • Waiting For A Friend
    • Where Am I?
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    • Plays >
      • Waiting For A Friend
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      • AVP Beach Volleyball Tournaments
      • CIF Girls Soccer State Final
      • El Segundo's Local Economy
      • El Segundo: Sportstown, USA
      • Jill Barad: CEO, Mattel
      • Mira Costa Football
      • Olympic Trials Runner
      • Pro Beach Volleyball Player Laurie Ruser
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Set in the mythical Wild West, an aging cowboy deals with the passage of time, while vividly recalling a life's defining moment with an older woman of his youth.

I am particularly fond of this short story because it came to me in its entirety during a dream one night. I simply woke up, wrote down the dream as I had remembered it, and there it was. I made few changes if any, limiting editing to polishing my grammar.

I wish all of my stories could come to me so easily. Unfortunately, this was the first and only time.

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