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May 2021
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#110 - His Smile

ERIK IRELAND
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A sweet, sleepy story by Susan Glaspell about accepting loss and learning to live again.

The spring flowers are still amazing around here. If you want to see a picture of the California-native red ribbons that I took down by the creek this week, it's on my blog at https://www.listentosleep.com/blog/red-ribbons/.

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You can read this story (and other public domain classics) for free at https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/18709.


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