Great Regulars: And Here You Are

by Michael Blumenthal

It's such a relief to see the woman you love walk out the door

from Garrison Keillor: The Writer's Almanac: And Here You Are by Michael Blumenthal

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Apple Season
by Joyce Sutphen

The kitchen is sweet with the smell of apples,

from Garrison Keillor: The Writer's Almanac: Apple Season by Joyce Sutphen

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Every Day, the Pregnant Teenagers
by Cortney Davis

assemble at my desk, backpacks

from Garrison Keillor: The Writer's Almanac: Every Day, the Pregnant Teenagers by Cortney Davis

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In My Next Life
by Mark Perlberg

I will own a sailboat sleek

from Garrison Keillor: The Writer's Almanac: In My Next Life by Mark Perlberg

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An Inheritance
by Naomi Replansky

"Five dollars, four dollars, three dollars, two,

from Garrison Keillor: The Writer's Almanac: An Inheritance by Naomi Replansky

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Real Estate
by Mark Perlberg

How odd to look across the way and note

from Garrison Keillor: The Writer's Almanac: Real Estate by Mark Perlberg

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