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How We Spend Our Days: Sophfronia Scott

Posted on October 1, 2017 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 SOPHFRONIA SCOTT. When … Continue reading →

Posted in How We Spend Our Days Tagged All I Need to Get By, Love's Long Line, This Child of Faith, Unforgivable Love

the next writer in the series: october 1, 2017

Posted on September 25, 2017 by cynthia

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I have been looking into schedules. Even when we read physics, we inquire of each least particle, What then shall I do this morning? How we spend our days is, of course, how we spend our lives. What we do with … Continue reading →

Posted in essays, How We Spend Our Days, mfa, novels Tagged All I Need to Get By, Love's Long Line, Sophfronia Scott, This Child of Faith, Unforgivable Love, VCFA

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