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FICTION
 
Defining Moments
A boy leaves home and loses his way
 
Talking to Grapes
A man comes to understand his father's eccentric habit
 
Regrets of a Busy Man
A man's quest for success clouds his judgment
 
Steps to Freedom
A prisoner discovers that what holds him down can set him free
 
Getting Dressed
A husband's compassion for his grieving wife
 
His Favorite Tree
Learning to appreciate inner beauty
 
Joy Ride
Laughter is contagious
 
The Poet's Sunrise
A poet attempts to describe the indescribable
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Keepers of the Light
Finding the Spirit of Christmas
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Silence is Deafening
A man wonders why his teenager won't communicate with him
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A Conversation at Fish Camp
Four men begin an annual tradition and forge a deep friendship
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Legends & Lore of the Upper Mississippi River Valley series

 

Jane Muckle Robinson Mississippi River post-light keeper

 

A Heartbreaking Arrival: the Rev. Robert T. Hickman

 

A Race for Home: Pierre "Pig's Eye" Parrant

 

A Bad Dream Comes True: Train wreck on the river

 

A Slice of History Buried in the Bluff

 

Alexis Jean Fournier: His Heart in France. His Feet in America.

 

Historic Flood Prompts Foolhardy Act

 

A Whale of a Fish Tale

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Captured on the River: Father Louis Hennepin

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The Need for Speed: Charles W. "Speed" Holman

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Moonshine on the Mississippi: a 'Wet' river in a 'Dry' City

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Pearl Fever

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NON FICTION
 
Apple Harvest at Havenhearth
Thoughts of a bountiful harvest
 
The Great River Walkabout
A sojourn through the Mississippi National River
and Recreation Area
 
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