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By Woody Woodburn

Strawberries in wintertime are anything the writer can't remember from his boyhood in Ohio. This replaced while his kin took a Christmas holiday to Southern California in 1971. He had by no means sooner than noticeable the sea in individual; explored tidal swimming pools at low tide; or chased a “grunion run” below an entire moon’s excessive tide. And here's whatever else magical: clean strawberries in wintertime! riding from the farmer’s industry stand again to a seashore residence the place his kinfolk was once staying, Woody ate crabapple-sized strawberries by means of the handful, through the large mouthful, candy pink nectar dripping down is chin. the next summer season the relatives moved from Columbus to Ventura and strawberries turned a year-round fare. nonetheless, in Woody’s brain they've got continuously remained a different deal with in wintertime. as a result the name of this number of essays – every one will raise your spirits, make you smile, and depart you in need of another.
those “Essays on existence, Love, and Laughter” – even the few approximately Loss – will hot your center with subject matters together with: hellos and goodbyes; celebrating “lasts” in addition to “firsts”; outdated, new and rekindled friendships; adolescence and fatherhood (and motherhood, too); marriage ceremony anniversaries and graduations; the magic of a jar full of marbles and the great thing about a messy storage; Batman from his boyhood and heroes from maturity; and lots more and plenty extra that would make you smile, imagine, chuckle and, probably, shed a couple of tears as well.
This assortment has been kindly in comparison to the bestseller “All i actually want to know I realized in Kindergarten.” additional compliment contains: “Woody Woodburn doesn’t simply carry pose and poetry, yet supplementations in your hear.”– Jon Gold, of the Arizona day-by-day megastar. And: “A nice learn! Woody Woodburn’s new number of essays has a neighborhood think and international charm. From his first view of the sea and grunion runs to a farmers industry the place he came across these amazing strawberries in wintertime, Woody’s writing is delicious!” – Tom Spence, The KVTA Morning Show

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