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On the Summer Shelf

Posted on June 23, 2009 by Shannon Calder

E.B. White once wrote in a letter to his brother that “Birds are all right except you get practically nothing done, as they make everything else seem so unimportant.” So in the vein of Mr. White, let’s blame my lack… Continue Reading →

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