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  • Willkommen… bienvenue, pilgrims (by Peter Shippy)

    May 6, 2012

    This week, I’ll be your llama. One of the surprising pleasures of becoming a papa to twins almost 5 years ago was discovering the menagerie of kidLit on writers, artists, dancers, and musicians. Who…

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  • On Gratitude by Timothy O’Keefe

    May 6, 2012

    There is too much for this title, I understand. It presumes giving, having been given, and the nerve to identify the extent & result of that reception. This is folly; this is precisely the…

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  • Peter J. Shippy, Guest Blogger May 6-12

    May 5, 2012

    This week we welcome Peter J. Shippy as our guest blogger. Peter is the author of 3 books, the most recent is How to Build the Ghost in Your Attic (Rose Metal Press).  He…

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  • “Shuffled Marbles” by A. R. Ammons

    May 5, 2012

    Old men don’t care who they talk to, Idon’t know if you’ve ever noticed: they’ll say to a stranger stepped into the elevator,so, where are you going today, or absorbed in a monologue, they’ll…

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  • “. . . and turning for home it was Secretariat” by James Cummins and David Lehman

    May 5, 2012

    I was supposed to meet Monica, my secretary, at Three o’clock: where was she? I felt like a ruffian, Standing in the infield, watching the wind whirl away Lost tickets. A policeman approached. A…

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  • Susan Griffiths and Andy DiMino as Marilyn Monroe and Dean Martin. . .

    May 5, 2012

    Susan Griffiths and Andy DiMino impersonate Marilyn Monroe and Dean Martin on stage

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