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Leila Wilson

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Leila Wilson reads from The Hundred Grasses...

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Miriam Karmel

Miriam Karmel reads from Being Esther

Miriam Karmel reads from Being Esther...

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Leila Wilson

Wilson reads from The Hundred Grasses

Leila Wilson reads from The Hundred Grasses; appearing with Averill Curdy...

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Author Miriam Karmel on aging, putting others first, and "Being Esther"

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Milkweed for Moms

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Talking stillness, tension, and sound with Leila Wilson, author of "The Hundred Grasses"

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We were so lucky to visit David Rhodes in WI last week. Here is an interview he gave us in front of a crackling fire. http://t.co/Obyuf7of7u

Esther prefers "the mild exertion of rotating a dial, the steadying effect is has on her trembling hand" #BeingEsther http://t.co/HKgbTFnNkH

Esther hates the "infantilizing portable phone with oversized buttons" her daughter gave her. #BeingEsther http://t.co/YS3elHG5xC

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