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Lee Martin's novel, The Bright Forever, was a finalist for the 2006 Pulitzer Prize. His most recent books are "Yours, Jean," and "The Mutual UFO Network."
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Where Are You?: Questions for Storytellers

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By Lee Martin
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When I was a boy in the little town of Sumner, Illinois, many families had backyard vegetable gardens. I’m talking about the sixties and seventies, times that weren’t too distant from the Great Depression and World War II, those times of subsistence and victory gardens. My own father was sixteen when the stock market crashed in 1929. I grew up under the influence of his experience with frugality and want. He was always putting something aside for any rainy day that might be on the horizon.
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Extraordinary Dialogue: What Can One Say?

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By Lee Martin
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Friends, I must be honest with you; the world is really pressing down on me right now. Cathy is going through another period of debilitating fatigue, and I’m doing my best to care for her while also attending to everything that needs attention around the house—things like cooking and cleaning and all those other adult things that Cathy usually helps manage. On top of all that, we now have a sick cat to worry about. Many of you know our orange tabby, Stella.
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The Value of the Pause

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By Lee Martin
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Cathy and I have had a quiet day as we prepare for her second chemotherapy treatment on Tuesday. We went out for breakfast. I returned some books to the library. Then we drove out to our favorite produce stand and got some sweet corn, potatoes, zucchini, summer squash, green beans, and (we couldn’t resist) a couple of fry pies, peach for Cathy and blackberry for me. I did a little work in our garden when we got home. Cathy wrote some thank you notes. I watched a baseball game. Cathy took a nap.
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