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The Grind City Grip

Back in the early weeks of the 2020 summer, with the pandemic raging and the nation reeling through the aftermath of George Floyd’s murder, I hunkered down in my apartment…

“Bingo Cemetery, Green Mountains, Vermont”

Bingo Cemetery, Green Mountains, Vermont A graveyard marks the trailhead we take almost daily in all weather. More often than not, on one of the graves a bouquet of fresh…

“Ascension”

Ascension The blue jays lay claim to the raspberry bush arriving in groups of four or five: one holds a rubied berry in its beak and feeds it up in…

Beyond Catharsis

One of my favorite scenes in Stephanie Danler’s memoir, Stray, occurs when Danler is sitting in a writing workshop, sharing the early pages of what would become her bestselling novel,…

“Self-Portrait as Getting Drunk Dialed by God”

Self-Portrait as Getting Drunk Dialed by God Oh to be shameless as a bachelorette party singing “Friends in Low Places” as they cruise 12 South in a pedal tavern. Maybe…

Traitor to Whom?

In Traitor, Franklin writer Amanda McCrina’s latest young adult novel, a young man struggles to uphold his family’s beliefs as he fights for his life. This World War II-era tale,…

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