Booking it to the beach you create in 2020

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Booking it to the beach you create in 2020

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Every now and then, a novel with some memorable characters, a unique setting, and a plot that hustles along is exactly what a tired mind requires. We might not have […]

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Susan W. Murray wrote for The Independent, covering various beats, from 2005 to 2008, returning to the paper as a writer in 2018. A 26-year resident of Woodstock, she taught English, American history, and religion to junior high students at St. Mary School for nine years.

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