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Once I went to buy a turtle at the Chiefland flea market. They said turtles were only legal to buy for "educational purposes." Before I could buy I was asked to write "For Education" on a piece of paper. With the official paperwork completed we headed behind the booth to get the turtle. There was a capybara snoozing in a kid's wading pool. The capybara was not for sale.
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― More Snakes Than People: A Rural Gloom Graphic Novel
― More Snakes Than People: A Rural Gloom Graphic Novel
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It isn’t just the US: the half of the world’s population that lives in urban areas generates more than 80 percent of global output, while 600 cities that account for just one-fifth of the global population generate more than 60 percent of global output. Urban living is also healthier for the environment as it tends to involve less travel and smaller housing. Add to that the fact that urban dwellers are ideologically different from their rural counterparts: comparatively liberal, international, t
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― The Plague Cycle: The Unending War Between Humanity and Infectious Disease
― The Plague Cycle: The Unending War Between Humanity and Infectious Disease
This group is for all Authors who have a true story to tell from their own experience of Grief t…more
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For fiction readers who seek the rural gay perspective. Much has been written about the big city…more
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A rural-reading book club organized by The Center for Rural Strategies.
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