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Heidi Jon Schmidt
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"About suffering, they were never wrong, The Old Masters; how well, they understood
Its human position; how it takes place
While someone else is eating, or opening a window, or just walking dully along..."
Musee des Beaux Arts, WH Auden
We're all compelled to tell our stories of September 11, 2001-- the meals we were eating, the windows we were opening, the dull steps we were taking as thousands... read more »
Its human position; how it takes place
While someone else is eating, or opening a window, or just walking dully along..."
Musee des Beaux Arts, WH Auden
We're all compelled to tell our stories of September 11, 2001-- the meals we were eating, the windows we were opening, the dull steps we were taking as thousands... read more »
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The House on Oyster Creek: A Novel
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2010
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Darling?: Stories
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published
2001
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The Rose Thieves: Stories
by Heidi Jon Schmidt (Goodreads Author), Jon Heidi Schmidt 3.50 avg rating — 6 ratings
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1990
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The Bride of Catastrophe: A Novel
by Heidi Jon Schmidt (Goodreads Author), Jon Heidi Schimdt 2.36 avg rating — 11 ratings
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2003
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The Harbormaster's Daughter
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expected publication
2012
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And Laurie-- I think that must be where the phrase "Living well is the best revenge," comes from. A toast: May all of our tormentors make t...more " |
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"Laurie, you are a.... womensch! (a female mensch, I made it up...I think). It must have been one incredibly beautiful afternoon.
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September 27, 2010 07:00AM
location: Wellfleet Congregational Church, Wellfleet, MA, The United States description: A musical benefit for shellfishermen and others harmed by the Gulf oil spill, starring Jazz great Henry Butler www.henrybutler.com/index.html and featuring a reading by me. My first appearance onstage with a jazz musician, and unfortunately, probably my last. This will be a great time for a great cause! |
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“We tried to act familiar, which meant we couldn't ask the kind of questions that might have helped us figure each other out and year after year the distance grew.”
― Heidi Jon Schmidt
― Heidi Jon Schmidt
