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I noticed yesterday one of my favorite seasonal smells: that crisp whiff of freshly fallen oak leaves heated by the sun and blown by cool, dry wind. It brought back fine old memories of college footb all weeke time in the woods, and backyard cookouts. More ... Louise Erdich has written poetry and children's books, as well as a number of novels. She is also the owner of an independent bookstore in Minnesota. The Plague of Doves is about the people who live in and around he small town of Pluto on the edge of an Ojibwe reservation. More ... There are so many good things in life. Simple things that don't cause heartburn and headaches. But you can't find them on a computer or at a technology store. Things like a grandchild saying, "I wuv you." Or a pretty coed, dressing the way I re- member they dressed in another day. Or a football player who returns a phone call. More ... |
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