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Brad Bannister

Brad Bannister lives and writes in Chapel Hill, North Carolina.

— From April 1997
Essays, Memoirs, & True Stories

In Appreciation Of The Ground

Bare feet on the ground hum. There is an electricity that sparkles and pops between skin and soil. For me, the hum is strongest on days when the sun is bright, the air is cool, and worries and obligations are few. But it is always there.

April 1997
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