Follow me So, to recap: Amalia had discovered a delightful surprise in the duck coop one spring morning: a clutch of eggs that one of our ducks, “Precious,” had been…
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Follow me There’s nothing like the sound of your young daughter running, panting and screaming towards the house to bring your kitchen table Latin class to an abrupt halt. A…
Read more“The garden as metaphor” Great book on creative writing!

Follow me A good friend of mine–a poet–recommended this great book on creative writing to me. I bought it a year ago and have just gotten around to reading it.…
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