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Linnea Axelsson’s ‘Aednan’ is an epic story of stories

By Sadie Leite | February 13

The English translation of “Aednan: An Epic,” by Sámi-Swedish writer Linnea Axelsson, came out on Jan. 9. Saskia Vogel completed the translation. The highly anticipated translation comes after much praise for the original, which was initially released in Swedish in 2018. That same year, it won the prestigious August Prize, which Sweden gives annually to the country’s best books.

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Compost in the daylight: Goodbyes

By Sadie Leite | December 11

This column was supposed to be a place where I could just write 500 words and work on my storytelling. In some ways, I think my storytelling has improved. In other ways, I think there were never enough words to change it concretely. So, for this last one, I looked back on all the things I did not say.

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Compost in the Daylight: Accidental blessings

By Sadie Leite | December 4

“My bat mitzvah merch was a legendary, lime-green horror.” At the end of a bar or bat mitzvah, the guests usually leave with a gift that showcases the child’s initials, service date and usually a silly symbol referencing the theme of their party. My theme was green.

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Compost in the Daylight: The wishing tower

By Sadie Leite | November 20

Once upon a time, I traveled to a small country in Eastern Europe with two friends. We signed up for a road trip of sorts with a talkative tour guide and one other tourist: a middle-aged man who consistently cradled a small camera. Our first stop was a town with a wishing tower.

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Compost in the Daylight: Lonely echoes?

By Sadie Leite | November 13

Every time I bring friends to my lake house, I drive them to a corner of the lake — where there are no houses lining the dark green edge — and scream bloody murder.

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Compost in the Daylight: Small-town ghosts

By Sadie Leite | November 6

“I’m here with my friends at the graveyard.” One of my favorite books growing up wasNeil Gaiman’s “The Graveyard Book” (2008). It’s about a boy named Nobody Owens who is raised by ghosts in a graveyard after his entire family is murdered.

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Compost in the Daylight: Projectile turtles

By Sadie Leite | October 30

“My sister, Petra, one time picked up a stone from a river at summer camp, then discovered it was a snapping turtle and threw it at my face.”

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Compost in the Daylight: Crying on the Peter Pan

By Sadie Leite | October 23

“The last time I was on a public bus I was also crying.”

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Compost in the Daylight: A dead squirrel

By Sadie Leite | October 16

There’s a note on my phone and it’s titled “What’s Important.” I think every writer or young person who’s thought they’ve had a great idea has something similar. It’s tucked away on their phone or in a journal or on scraps of paper floating in an accessible area. Those pieces of words never get off that list though, so I thought it was time they did. Or at least mine did. Here are some of the things I’ve written down:

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Tufts Professor Emeritus Sol Gittleman unpacks the history of higher education in new book

By Sadie Leite | September 13

Sol Gittleman has been a college professor since the 1960s. Now, he has a new book which explores the history of all American colleges. “An Accidental Triumph: The Improbable History of American Higher Education,” which will be released on Sept. 15, is a compelling history of the paradoxes of college in the US.

Linnea Axelsson’s ‘Aednan’ is an epic story of stories

Compost in the daylight: Goodbyes

Compost in the Daylight: Accidental blessings

Compost in the Daylight: The wishing tower

Compost in the Daylight: Lonely echoes?

Compost in the Daylight: Small-town ghosts

Compost in the Daylight: Projectile turtles

Compost in the Daylight: Crying on the Peter Pan

Compost in the Daylight: A dead squirrel

Tufts Professor Emeritus Sol Gittleman unpacks the history of higher education in new book

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