Stories tagged “rural”
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Escape
Amy knew it was time for a change. She could feel the pressure of the city against her chest. The constant cacophony of car horns and endless chatter filled her brain every second of every day; she could hardly think. The smells—the smog, the smo...
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Home
The rhythms that sustain me are fundamental elements that I learned in small towns. The rumble of semi-trucks full of harvested grain is joined by the whir of combines. Is it possible to write a composition that truly captures the spirit of Midwestern ...
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Harvest
She was heading north on the unlined country road. A cold rain storm was coming out of the west and she was a good four miles from the safety of her driveway. She didn’t ride her bike in November very often- when skies grew dark soon after the fi...