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September in Maryland

Joshua Winslow New York 24th Hagerstown, Maryland September 11, 1862 Miss Sarah Davison Winslow, New York My Dearest Sarah, After a hard march of five days, we have stopped, at least momentarily. We are near Hagerstown, Maryland. I’m not sure … Continue reading

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Words of Love

Does this work for you: Shall I compare thee to a summer’s day? Thou are more lovely and more temperate Rough winds do shake the darling buds of May, And Summer’s lease hath all too short a date: How about … Continue reading

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Antietam National Battlefield

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Antietam National Battlefield

In spring of 2006 I was attempting a rewrite of a twenty-three year old story about a teacher at a prep school in upstate New York. The original story was awful, but there was something about the characters and their … Continue reading

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