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Friday, January 30, 2015
The Lucky Accident
I think it’s such a lucky accident, having been born, that we’re almost obliged to pay attention.
--Mark Strand
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John Bedell is an archaeologist, historian, and father of five living in Maryland. He has self-published two novels and is writing a third.
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