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May 18, 2026

Letters from an American · Heather Cox Richardson · last updated


I have been traveling and tonight have hit the wall as I tried to write, so at this hour am opting for bed rather than trying to grind out today’s letter.

But I’ll leave you with this. Before I left home, I snuck onto the water one evening for my first kayak of the year and caught this picture.

Summer is around the corner, and I can’t wait.

I’ll be back at it tomorrow.

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