Tag Archives: beloved

Future Tense

My Featured Blogger this week is British writer Gwen Grant. Gwen’s books, poems and story collections have a long-established following. The Guardian’s Lucy Mangan has called her semi-autobiographical Penguin Vintage Children’s Classic Private Keep Out! “the funniest children’s book ever … Continue reading

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Good-Bye, Sweet Boomer

My Featured Blogger this week is Kit Troyer, a former news reporter and defense attorney, now a blogger and stay-at-home dad. There’s something very compelling about Kit’s writing. Maybe it’s the skills honed as a reporter and defense attorney. Or … Continue reading

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How Animals Teach Us to be Human

Part Two Part One was about a dog and a cat who taught me a great deal about being human. There’s one more little animal teacher I’d like to tell you about: Flopsy-Jean Teemley was a chocolate brown Holland lop, … Continue reading

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