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05/20/2026 · New Bern

On Starting Small: Margaret Atwood and the Single Seed

The author of The Handmaid's Tale once compared writing novels to gardening. Her insight applies to anyone planting tomatoes, learning Spanish, or facing a blank canvas this spring.

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