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Exploring
the Upper Reaches of Shit Creek
By
Robert Brady, (KJ 23)
Here I am,
up Shit Creek just like they told me I'd be. And without a paddle, just
like they said. I'd expected that though, since I'd heard it so many
times,so I brought an extra paddle, but I lost it at Shit Falls.What's
worse, I lost the canoe there too. Never thought Shit Creek'd be this
deep. Hell, I'd be happy with a snorkel. All I can do is wade upstream,
up to my neck all the way. Stumbled a few times, went in over my head.
Now I'm here, though, I figure I might as well discover the source to
Shit Creek, maybe make something out of this. Get famous, like that
guy who found the source of the Nile. Only this'd be a lot more important,
seein' as how it affects a helluva lot more people; 'cause the further
up Shit Creek I go, the higher the population. I'm sure all the people
downstream'd give a lot to have some kind of map of the course of Shit
Creek before they wind up here without a paddle, like I did. Lotta folks
up here in a permanent way, some tryin' to build rafts, maybe ride on
outta here. But folks back home can always tell when someone's fresh
back from Shit Creek. Others given up and buildin' little huts here
outta the only stuff there's plenty of in these parts, tryin' to make
some kind of livin' up here, don't know how, I ain't all that anxious
t' go ashore and find out, the banks look worse than the creek if you
can imagine that; all sorta slippery an slidey. Shoulda worn some special
boots, but shit, all I thought I'd really need was a paddle.
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