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Wake Up!Checking in on the New Jersey oyster farm run by one marvelous woman.
Mar 15
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The Burying SeasonMarch fun with friends and family in the local graveyard. And don't forget to bring your big picnic basket!
Mar 8
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A Short History Lesson That Won't Be Found in Florida's Social Studies TextbooksA walk through a sugar plantation and its legacy of slavery that probably won't be fully taught to elementary grade school students.
Mar 21
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Dennis and MeA peach story about friendship and homelessness and the bond small gestures forge.
Feb 28
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Give Praise to the Household of Ruth You will never be half the woman they are in possessing the benevolence and grace in welcoming the family members of their former slave masters to…
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A Considerable ValentineM. F.K. Fisher and her lover take artifical intelligence for a spin around Coney Island.
Feb 14
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The Basement YearsThe care and feeding of wayward teenage boys.
Feb 7
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An Echo Wave Reaches the Far ShoreThe tragedy in Monterey Park washes through the local supermarket.
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A Night in Pat's BrainYet another sleepless adventure navigating through a squirrely brain.
Jan 27
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The AwakeningThe power of onion soup to launch two teenage girls out into the world.
Jan 17
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Old-Time Drinks and Journalism, but Women Heroes Steal the Show Weird old drink recipes surrounded by local news of interest and remembering two women who championed the importance of books.
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TastelessA current affairs story of COVID and hope.
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The One Where You're Wondering Why You're Reading About Marriage Instead of Food and Whether You Want to Keep Reading to Find Out Why
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A Night in Pat's Brain
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Facing Mortality on the Upper Missouri River
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America Eats!

America Eats!

A strangely great little newsletter for everyone who is curious about American food, its culture and history, and the delights of cooking in our everyday life.
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America Eats!

America Eats!

A strangely great little newsletter for everyone who is curious about American food, its culture and history, and the delights of cooking in our everyday life.

By Pat Willard
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