Written Tales

  • Thomas Phalen

    Thomas Phalen is a retired lawyer living in Phoenix, Arizona. He earned a Master’s degree in Creative Writing from Trinity College, Dublin, and is an editor of The Muleskinner Journal.

September 1, 2025

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In 1972, a teenager sits among friends, speaking of Oregon woodland, shared land, and a future cabin with a piano and a desk, while Vietnam and the sixties hum nearby.