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A House for Mr Biswas

I spent a semester at the University of the West Indies in Trinidad, doing research for my undergraduate thesis. While there, I read a book that remains one of my favorites of all time: A house for Mr Biswas by V.S. Naipaul. Because I often miss hearing the varied accents of Trinidad, and because I [...]
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August in Maine

Thanks to knowledgeable houseguests, I now know what the tiny-apple-looking things are in the front yard. Other information acquired includes the correct pronunciation of ‘artisanal’ and how lobsters mate. With aforementioned guests we went down to Somes Pond after dinner and floated on our backs and watched the remnants of a meteor shower in the [...]
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