“Family Cucurbita” The MacGuffin, Vol. XXVII No. 1 (Fall, 2010)
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A cottonwood leaf beetle scuttled out of the loosened earth, frantic legs working the sandy dirt, orange and black body desperate for a new hiding place. The sunset was fading, and a bloated ocher moon pushed its way into the dark blue sky.
— Andrea Lewis (writer)
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About Andrea Lewis (writer)
Andrea Lewis is an American writer. She was Microsoft's first technical writer and is one of three co-founders of Richard Hugo House, a literary arts center in Seattle.
About Andrea Lewis (writer)
Andrea Lewis is an American writer. She was Microsoft's first technical writer and is one of three co-founders of Richard Hugo House, a literary arts center in Seattle.
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