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“Pride,” the pelican said, “is at the bottom of all great mistakes.” ~ from The Alehouse at the End of the World Fiction is often based on reality in one way or another, which is how and why it appeals to us so. But once in a while you come across a story so fantastical, …
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author of The Alehouse at the End of the World”
“When the time comes to eulogize my father, I have only my list and I edit as I go, turning each listed item into an anecdote, realizing this is what my father did when he tried to teach me anything in life: storify it.” ~ from Starting with Goodbye When I sat down to write …
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This winter, I will haul out summer / from the chest freezer / tart cherries to suck on, to make pie. // You and I are omnivorous– / even bitter fruit, somehow, / sustains us.” ~ from “Give Me a Bushel of Tomatoes” in The Salt Before It Shakes I fell in love with the …
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