In Columbus, the seemingly endless hands of summer are trimming autumn’s once-long hair. The sun stays hungry well into September, which has become a more common occurrence in my adult years here. Soon, I imagine, the heat will tumble recklessly into October as well. If one doesn’t think of the impending doom signaled by the rise in temperatures, it can feel like a welcome extension of our city’s summer magic—a time when the town isn’t bogged down by Ohio State students. But, as an exchange, owing to the heat and dryness, the leaves don’t change until late in October before falling to the
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