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"As he ventures through each essay, occasionally he drops rhyming couplets into the end of a paragraph, meant to highlight whatever point he happens to be in the middle of making. It is a beautiful way to use the medium. Most places, taking that step would
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​​"That heart that he inserts so liberally into his writing is one of two reasons that make In Earshot of Water a notable read. The other is his prose, clear and approachable"

"His voice is a particularly engaging one, with a sharp eye for detail (a woman is described at one point as 'fragile as a cracker on a mattress')." 

"I'm grateful to have received this excellent collection of essays . . ., and will recommend the book to anyone who has enjoyed such authors as Annie Dillard or Terry Tempest Williams, the intersection of environment and society in the Pacific Northwest."

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