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The Way It IsFebruary 17, 2021

“Warm Enough”

At 5° Fahrenheit, today is downright balmy here on the Upper Great Plains. Quit yer whinging.

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Life in a Northern TownOctober 12, 2019

Life in a Northern Town – “Spokes 10-12-19”

“April is the cruelest month”? Clearly T.S. Eliot was never in the Great Plains for a mid-fall blast of cold and snow. And yet… perhaps there’s a little beauty there, too.

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"Broken Spring" by Mira M. Fredricks
Life in a Northern TownMarch 11, 2019

Life in a Northern Town – “Spring Break” or “Spring Broken”?

March 9, 2019  |  Fargo, N.D. © Mira M. Fredricks, 2019  

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Image of a Jeep in a snowbank to illustrate story about car thief getting stuck in the snow.
Life in a Northern TownFebruary 24, 2019

Life in a Northern Town – Nicked by a Snowbank

AND THE SNOWBANK GETS THE ARREST ASSIST! Only in North Dakota/Minnesota…. This story by KFGO radio was picked up by several local media outlets last week (Feb. 19, 2019) – […]

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Life in a Northern TownFebruary 23, 2019

Life in a Northern Town – Sno’i’bou

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Life in a Northern TownFebruary 19, 2019

Life in a Northern Town – Autocicles

© Martin C. Fredricks IV, 2019  

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PoemsFebruary 12, 2019

“a million miles…”

Short walk. Softly snow falls, quiet, seeing. A flake floats, hovering moment. Changes the way back, continues to descend. Surfer skimming crystal. Tender power, creation, cutback along the crest. Then […]

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ExperiencesJanuary 30, 2019

Ridin’ the Vortex ‘Til the Wheels Fall Off

Does it qualify as “living” when all you do is run to your car, into the front doors of your destination, back to your car and, finally, into your house, no pauses or sidetracks?

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PoemsMarch 5, 2018

Child’s Religion

This early morning quiet / Many inches on the ground / Falling softly still, six-fifteen / Straight down, not a sound….

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