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The Hat-Giving Hickory Tree

June 19, 2020April 16, 2021Posted in StoriesTagged baseball hat, Blog, childhood, creative writing, fiction, hat, hats, hickory, quirky, short story, tree, trees, writer, writingLeave a comment

A slanted story by Brittany Cole

Most days, Rodney never thinks about the baseball hat hickory tree. When Rodney does remember that tree and that period of his boyhood, during which the hickory thrived and blossomed dozens of baseball caps overnight, he still feels somewhat bewildered by its undeniable yet utterly miraculous existence. It seems so long ago now, that he questions his memory—was it all a dream? Something he has misremembered and imagined over the years?

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Life of Trees: A Book Review of The Overstory

June 12, 2020January 15, 2022Posted in Blog, Fiction ReviewsTagged activism, book, book review, conservation, earth, forest, forests, nature, Richard powers, the Overstory, tree, trees, writingLeave a comment

Have you ever read a book that speaks directly to the essence of your soul? A book that rips you apart and leaves you wondering how you can continue on with your life in the same way?

The Overstory by Richard Powers did that to me. Maybe it was the peculiar timing of the book in my life, or maybe it was destined, but this novel both wounded and healed me, and perhaps redirected my entire future.

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