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Reading Our Region

Essays from a Regional Writer

Sustainable BooksSusan Charkes enjoys hearing and telling stories, especially those involving the environment, farming, and sustainability in our region. Discover her poetic view of the outdoors and be inspired to visit the places she describes. Learn more about Susan, her writing, and even hear her podcasts at www.susancharkes.com.


Sample these selected writings:

Featured Items:
  • Who Would Have Thought (new)
  • Winter Paths
  • Katy-Did-It
  • Song of the Woods
  • Time to go a-Maying again
  • Golden Locks and Red Sox
  • Giving Pond Recreation Area
  • Meadow and Woods at BHWP
  • Wilma Quinlan Nature Preserve
  • Message sent; message received
  • Smooth or Chunky
  • Frozen Time
  • I Know Where the Bees Went
  • Along the riverrun
  • Fruit on the Floor
  • Dawnsong and Sundance


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