Linebacker Ballet, Ep.18
- juliemorrisonwrite
- May 30
- 1 min read
Julie introduces us to unexpected residents in a well-kept South Valley secret place, and Lisa to a beloved artist with deep roots and a great story.
Mug: Bucky O'Neill Statue, Christmas, City of Prescott, 1994
From Arizona Friendtrips
by Lisa Schnebly Heidinger
Megargee loved women (he married seven, although that number may be approximate), art, and celebrating life. An oft-repeated anecdote came from his fellow Arizona artist Ed Mell, he of the sweeping scapes of virga and canyon. At a reception, Mell modestly opined that Megargee must have dashed off smaller works to support his lavish lifestyle, affording Mell the opportunity to acquire three of them.
“I was at a similar reception in San Francisco, and mentioned I had three Lon Megargees. A woman in another group immediately attached herself to me, laughing at my remarks and touching my sleeve frequently. I was impressed someone there knew Megargee’s work. After a bit she said, ‘Did I hear you say you have three Lamborghinis?’ and when I clarified myself, she remembered she had somewhere else to be.”
Copyright 2025 University of Arizona Press, Used with permission
Wings
by Julie Morrison
Great white birds rise from their lakes
twice a year when winds start blowing—
millions with the mind to travel
traffic the Pacific Flyway—showing,
touring likely shallows, waterfronts,
inland waters worth their knowing,
and as they soar, select, then float,
white, from cloud to ground, flies, flowing.
Copyright Julie Morrison 2025, All rights reserved
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