Olivia Bernal
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"This is Original Sin Round 2" - Wendell Berry at The Land Institute

I am fortunate that close to my home is The Land Institute – a research facility started by Wes Jackson who is an engineer of the conservation movement. Their main goal and emphasis is to integrate perennial crops into modern agriculture – an idea that is especially important in an agricultural center like Kansas. The Land Institute’s obstacle is producing a perennial crop that can be mass-produced. Having been raised on a family farm, I understand…See More
Sep 26, 2010
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Plainsong by Kent Haruf

Kent Haruf’s Plainsong is a novel that’s been on my To Read list for years. Being from a small Midwest town, books about small Midwest towns either repel or attract me. I know that seems like an obvious statement since naturally most books either do one or the other, however most genres generally always do one or the other. I feel like being from a small town is unique – most people now live in cities of some type. Mine is still a small farming community very similar to the town of Holt in…See More
Sep 22, 2010
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Nox by Anne Carson

Disclaimer #1: Anne Carson is my favorite poet.Disclaimer #2: Yesterday I was rejected by a poetry competition I entered.Disclaimer #3: Rejection causes me to become melodramatic, slightly petty, and overly sentimental.Disclaimer #4: I am all the previously mentioned traits normally, it is simply worse when I am rejected.Yesterday was a bad day. I’ve been waiting for news of a chapbook contest I entered for a month and a half only to discover that the editor of the journal posted the winners on…See More
Sep 18, 2010
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Sep 15, 2010

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"This is Original Sin Round 2" - Wendell Berry at The Land Institute

I am fortunate that close to my home is The Land Institute – a research facility started by Wes Jackson who is an engineer of the conservation movement. Their main goal and emphasis is to integrate perennial crops into modern agriculture – an idea that is especially…

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Posted on September 26, 2010 at 5:26pm

Plainsong by Kent Haruf

Kent Haruf’s Plainsong is a novel that’s been on my To Read list for years. Being from a small Midwest town, books about small Midwest towns either repel or attract me. I know that seems like an obvious statement since naturally most books either do one or the other, however most genres generally always do one or the other. I feel like being from a small town is unique – most people now…

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Posted on September 22, 2010 at 8:36am

Nox by Anne Carson

Disclaimer #1: Anne Carson is my favorite poet.

Disclaimer #2: Yesterday I was rejected by a poetry competition I entered.…

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Posted on September 18, 2010 at 8:52am

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At 6:33pm on September 17, 2010, Kate Lindsay said…
Hello and welcome! I just wanted to introduce myself, and my blog, The Book Buff: Book Reviews for Regular People. Check it out at http://www.thebookbuff.blogspot.com

There is always a giveaway going on at The Book Buff, click on the book title for more info!

The Aristobrats by best selling author Jennifer Solow (great book for young teen girls)

It can be a bit overwhelming around here at first, so if you have any questions, don't hesitate to ask!

-Kate the Book Buff
At 9:59pm on September 15, 2010, Kate Evangelista said…
Hi Olivia,

Welcome to Book Blogs! When you have the time, please come and visit me at: http://kateevangelistarandr.blogspot.com/

Hope to see you there,
Kate
 
 
 

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