Great Regulars: Black Umbrellas

by Rick Agran

On a rainy day in Seattle stumble into any coffee shop

from Garrison Keillor: The Writer's Almanac: Black Umbrellas by Rick Agran

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Girl Scout Picnic, 1954
by June Robertson Beisch

The parade began and the Bryant Jr. High School band

from Garrison Keillor: The Writer's Almanac: Girl Scout Picnic, 1954 by June Robertson Beisch

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Hospital Days
by Sue Ellen Thompson

The tests, the bloodwork--they

from Garrison Keillor: The Writer's Almanac: Hospital Days by Sue Ellen Thompson

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Hymn to the Comb-Over
by Wesley McNair

How the thickest of them erupt just

from Garrison Keillor: The Writer's Almanac: Hymn to the Comb-Over by Wesley McNair

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Morning News in the Bighorn Mountains
by William Notter

The latest movie star is drunk just out of rehab,

from Garrison Keillor: The Writer's Almanac: Morning News in the Bighorn Mountains by William Notter

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Sunday Dinner
by Dan Masterson

Linen napkins, spotless from the wash starched

from Garrison Keillor: The Writer's Almanac: Sunday Dinner by Dan Masterson

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When the Horses Gallop Away from Us, It's a Good Thing
by Charles Wright

I always find it strange--though I shouldn't--how creatures don't

from Garrison Keillor: The Writer's Almanac: When the Horses Gallop Away from Us, It's a Good Thing by Charles Wright

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