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Gerard McKeown
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The Company of Moths by Gerard McKeown

That summer my family broke up I stayed on my aunt’s farm and slept in a bedroom with no curtains....
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Irish Cottage
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A Small Lifetime by Pat Greene

It was a struggle for her, getting around to the back of the house this morning to gather up the...
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Boiling Sap from Maple Tree
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Qualities of a Maple Tree By Matt McGuirk

“Why don’t you sit down for a while, Son.” I paused. The snow still clung tough to the ground, but...
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Cropduster, by Mark Jones

I spent the next few days kind of mulling about. Trucks came for bales around noon, but I learned to...
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House in the Woods
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House in the Woods by Harlan Yarbrough

The house stands, or stood, on the north side of the old Gorge Road, not far from Bridal Veil Falls....
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Bloom
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Bloom by Jason Kilgore

“Bloom where you are planted.” So said the sign that hung over Ryan Berg’s stove. The rectangular wooden plaque was...
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Get back on the horse
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Get Back On by Tisha Marie Reichle-Aguilera

Listen to Tisa Marie Reichle-Aguilera read “Get Back On” in her interview with The Collective. * When Uncle Edward got a...
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Herefords
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The Hereford Watercolor Appreciation Society by Edward N. McConnell

The clouds of fugitive dust from the dirt roads were blowing back across his windshield, obscuring his vision. He almost...
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South African Farm
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Father Land by Ralph Pooler

In the shadow of South Africa’s great escarpment, the Ngwangwana river meanders east towards the Indian Ocean through a valley...
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Mouse in house
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This Day by Deb Stark

We have a mouse in the house this morning. It found the bread I’d left out to thaw for the...
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Scottish Coalmine that's all work
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It’s All Work by Ross Crawford

Oral History Project Name: Memories of Life and Work in Central Scotland Interview Status: Restricted Name of Interviewee: Murdoch [Redacted]...
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looking out train
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Eyes Wide Open by Shaurya Arya-Kanojia

I sit beside a window. Beyond it, I see trees with leaves of all colours imaginable – greens and yellows...
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