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The Land Speaks

January 28, 2021January 27, 2021 ~ Joel Caris ~ 1 Comment

I have noticed in my writing that often I build a story around a particular place or landscape. It’s the story’s foundation, so to speak—in the literal sense of a founding. I start with a thought of a particular place—the first farm I worked on, the Arizona desert, the Lost Coast, the forested surroundings of … Continue reading The Land Speaks

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