 THE FIELD
By Ann BeattieThe field across from our house stretches back about four acres, to a small outcropping of trees and bushes-mostly raspberry bushes, with goldenrod and other weeds mixed in. The field is irregularly bisected by a dirt road that leads to five or six cabins at the edge of the river, though except for the man who lives in the one cabin that's been winterized, there's no traffic down the road after the beginning of October. I did take a walk last autumn with a dog I was taking care of for a few days while my friend Ellie prepared for her thesis def...
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