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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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Bus stop
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Home Alone by John Gerard Fagan

Wee Agnes squeezed into an empty seat near the front and her glasses steamed up. The stale scent of the...
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Wet Field
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The Road Was Full of Mud by Neil Tully

Conleth Ferris tossed a cigarette end to the yard. He coughed, then swallowed the phlegm, imagined the inside of his...
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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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dog statue
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Back as Far as They Can Go By Steve Passey

You need to pick up a few things, she told James. I am too tired, he said. Can’t it wait...
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Pig Fire, by Rachel Vigier

The first and only time Lucien roasted a whole pig he had cranked the spit for hours. The pig barn...
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Him and the Dog by Shannon Castor

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