Illustration by Caroline Czajkowski 2021

Oh Storyteller!

They say she talks to horses

Jesse R. Barker
9 min readJan 9, 2022

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Ann McGinny was standing along the rail, between the quarter pole and finish line, when they fell in front of her. It was a terrible tumble of animal and rider crashing to the track. Sound of snapping bones was felt as much as heard and the impact shook the soggy ground beneath her feet. Around them, the orderly, thundering herd of thoroughbreds driving to the finish line disintegrated…

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Jesse R. Barker
Alternative Perspectives

Retired these days but still working to improve myself. An avid photographer I am always learning to look at the world in new ways while telling a good story.