SPOTLIGHT

A Story for Christmas

By Clellan Coe Wednesday, December 25, 2024

SPOTLIGHT

A Story for Christmas

By Clellan Coe Wednesday, December 25, 2024

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A Story for Christmas

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“Snow” by Louis MacNeice

Poems read aloud, beautifully

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On our first memories

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Asturias Days

Such as It Is

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“Guests” by Celia Thaxter 

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Poems read aloud, beautifully

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Rescue

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