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1 Memorial Day: Human and Heroic by PuffDragon

This was a speech I wrote and gave in Parshall, ND for Memorial Day 2009. I think i shows how today's warfighters feel about Memorial Day.

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2 The Anatomy of a Story by vlfouquet

An article about researching background for a story.

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3 The Church of the Touring Creator by Lance C

Several years ago, I was having a discussion with my daughter about the way religions got started. I told her that I could invent a religion and that, unlike every other religion, it wouldn't be falsifiable. She told me I was crazy. It took me about half an hour to come up with this.

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4 Italian Hours by Henry James

A series of descriptive essays on Italian cities, art, culture, and atmosphere.

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5 The Mirror of the Sea by Joseph Conrad

The book consists of descriptive and philosophical reflections on various aspects of seafaring life.

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6 The Quest of the Simple Life by W. J. Dawson

The book follows a successful London clergyman and writer who finds himself overwhelmed by the pressures of city life.

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7 The Land of Little Rain by Mary Austin

A collection of nature essays and sketches that explore the desert regions of the American Southwest.

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8 California: the Land of the Sun by Mary Austin

A nonfiction book that offers a vivid and lyrical portrait of California's natural beauty, cultural diversity, and regional character.

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9 A Yankee in Canada, With Anti-slavery and Reform Papers by Henry David Thoreau

A collection of writings which combines a short travel narrative with a set of political and social essays.

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10 A Week on the Concord and Merrimack Rivers by Henry David Thoreau

A blend of travel narrative, memoir, natural history, and philosophical reflection.

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