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Krik? Krak! by Edwidge Danticat

January 24, 2006 · by jenred · in Book Reviews, Essays

The sun has finally returned to Portland. At least for a few days. Forecast fox has a line of gray rainy clouds for the next few days. Sometimes double gray rainy clouds. A few days ago I found myself wondering…

Eucalyptus by Murray Bail

January 23, 2006 · by jenred · in Book Reviews, Essays

I’m not sure where this book came from. Most likely A Clean Well-Lighted Place for Books – an independent bookseller in SF that was right down the street from my old apartment Set in the Australian outback (I guess it’s…

Each time I go to a place I have not seen before, I hope it will be as different as possible from the places I already know.
Paul Bowles

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