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How We Spend Our Days: Claire Vaye Watkins

Posted on January 1, 2013 by cynthia

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Annie Dillard wrote, “How we spend our days is, of course, how we spend our lives.” On the first of each month, Catching Days hosts a guest writer in the series, “How We Spend Our Days.” Today, please welcome writer … Continue reading →

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Catching Days

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