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reelfoot lake state park
from the lost scrapbook, evan dara posted in literature by nevereatshreddedwheat
—and I followed followed him off the highway, down Route 21, and then through a sequence of swervy roads; this continued for several miles, and although the darkness was nearly total it was evident that we were passing through an area thick with trees, probably a corner of Reelfoot Lake State Park;
– The Lost Scrapbook p. 22
ritter springs park
from the lost scrapbook, evan dara posted in literature by nevereatshreddedwheat
all that summer, I spent afternoons riding up and down the hill to Ritter Springs Park, with its green slopes and abandoned gazebo;
– The Lost Scrapbook p. 13
lakeland regional hospital
from the lost scrapbook, evan dara posted in literature by nevereatshreddedwheat
my mother works as an assistant night-administrator at Lakeland Regional Hospital, and her job keeps her away six evenings a week, with heavy overtime; thus the situation in my home, that quiet night, was entirely within accepted tradition: over the last ten years my mother and I have regularly gone for days without seeing one another;
– The Lost Scrapbook p. 12
meador park
from the lost scrapbook, evan dara posted in literature by nevereatshreddedwheat
but no: this is not progress, this is not achievement, it is much the opposite: I am a figure on a treadmill, and my steps are delivering me nowhere: I can displace nothing; going past Bennett Street, then past Seminole Street, then continuing past Sunset, storefront-glass gives way to rot-wood houses which give way to the green sweep of Meador Park; but nothing changes, nothing is removed: I am traveling nowhere;
– The Lost Scrapbook p. 8
ayn rand’s grave
from ayn rand posted in literature by crabapple
The Russian-American philosopher and writer Ayn Rand is buried at the Kenisco Cemetery in Valhalla, NY.
Rand died of heart failure on March 6, 1982 at the age of 77. Among the dignitaries at her funeral was Alan Greenspan; a six-foot floral arrangement in the shape of a dollar sign was placed near her casket.
Some of the novels written by Ayn Rand include Atlas Shrugged, The Fountainhead, Anthem, and We the Living.
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