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You wake to the sound of water sloshing into the washstand outside your tent. The sun has not yet risen; everything is dark. “Good morning,” comes a man’s voice through the canvas walls. “Good morning,” you say back to him, even though you are still half-asleep. The air is like ice on your neck and…
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From Jon’s post “Every Word’s a Gift”: The world trains young people to feel this way. If you are not making money, then what you are doing is worthless. I think this of all things discourages writers, especially fiction writers. Someone at a party will ask, “What do you do?” and you will respond, “I’m…
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For years Andy and I have talked about going on safari in Africa. Two weeks ago we actually did it. Here’s an overview of our trip: We flew from Cincinnati to Atlanta, then Atlanta to Johannesburg, stayed overnight, then flew from Johannesburg to Maun, and finally Maun to the Moremi Game Reserve (on a teeny…
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Please note: My “Reading Reflections” are not reviews. They are simply my thoughts in response to certain passages. … During our recent safari, I actually created a new summertime reading memory of my own, one that I think will be a favorite for years to come. Thanks to digital library lending, I had pre-loaded OLIVE KITTERIDGE onto my…