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when I stepped away

Posted on November 21, 2012 by cynthia

busting through

Posted in fall, leaves, place, the day Tagged Illinois, iphone, Lake Forest

stepping away from the desk

Posted on November 20, 2012 by cynthia

walking on leaves

Posted in fall, leaves, place, the day Tagged Illinois, Lake Forest, ragdale, surfaces, textures

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Catching Days

is a blog about writing, reading, and life--how they meld, clash, and astonish. It's a net for catching days.

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"The Empty Armchair" in Contrary Magazine

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"Not Every Sentence Can Be Great But Every Sentence Must Be Good" at Brevity

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Heather Newton's Under The Mercy Trees in Contrary Magazine and republished by the National Book Critics Circle on Powell's Books Review-a-Day

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