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Don Smithmier is a songwriter, entrepreneur, and unapologetic American history nerd. He lives in Minneapolis with his wife, Annie, and spends as much time as possible at their cabin in northwestern Wisconsin, listening for the call of the loon.

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"An exquisite masterpiece of literary fiction. Delicate and empathetic, it takes a single devastating moment and turns it like a prism—letting each fractured perspective catch the light differently."

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