Theresa J. Beckhusen: From the East to Read and Write

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My brother-in-law is fond of telling the story about when we first met. I was in fifth grade, he was a junior in college, and he and my whole family had gathered to celebrate my sister’s graduation from college. Naturally, we all went out for dinner, and, naturally, I stuck my nose in a book, [...]

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5 Lesser-Known Indiana Writers

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I’ve been thinking about the great writers from Indiana, but the only ones I could come up with were James Whitcomb Riley and Kurt Vonnegut. Those are both huge names, but they left me wondering… Who else? Who have I been missing? Is the list of Indiana authors bigger than just these two names? Obviously, [...]

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The Old, The New, and Great Writing

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Did you know that Indianapolis is second only to Washington, D.C. when it comes to historical monuments? At every turn, a rich history is lying just beneath the surface… Monument Circle. The Cultural Trail. The U.S.S. Indianapolis Memorial. These testaments to our past are surrounded by jutting skyscrapers and exploding technologies, the signs of a [...]

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