โ Scribed by Sue Hubbell
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
"Sue Hubbell's From Here to There and Back Again is stylish and thought-provoking. As her brother I have long admired her mince pies and her ability to knit her own thermal underwear."---Bil Gilbert"The real masterwork that Sue Hubbell has created is her life."---New York Times Book Review"A latter-day Henry Thoreau with a sense of the absurd."---Chicago Sun-Times"Sue Hubbell writes splendidly."---William Least Heat-Moon"Prose as clear, languorous and beautiful as honey poured from a jar."---PeopleFrom Here to There and Back Again is the much-anticipated collection of essays on an array of offbeat and engrossing subjects by magazine essayist and nature writer Sue Hubbell, author of A Country Year, Shrinking the Cat, and Waiting for Aphrodite.Reading Sue Hubbell is like embarking on a journey of discovery with a close friend. Her writing is witty, learned yet unassuming, intensely personal, and pointedly honest as she ranges far and wide on such topics as after-hours truck stops, the country's best pie restaurants, bowling shoes, Costa Rica's blue morpho butterfly, earthquakes, and the honey trade. Several of her pieces take place in Michigan locales as well, including Elvis sightings in Vicksburg and the magicians' convention in Colon. In the end you'll return from these travels refreshed, enlightened-and wiser.
Front Cover......Page 1
Title Page......Page 4
Copyright......Page 5
Dedication......Page 6
Contents......Page 8
Foreword......Page 10
Preface......Page 14
Annie Sparks......Page 18
Linnaeus......Page 22
Delivery Truck......Page 27
A City of the Mind......Page 33
Bowling Shoes......Page 37
The Great American Pie Expedition......Page 41
The Vicksburg Ghost......Page 69
Magic in Michigan......Page 88
Polly Pry......Page 104
Earthquake Fever......Page 116
The Honey War......Page 144
Space Aliens Take Over the U. S. Senate!!!......Page 157
Blue Morpho Butterflies......Page 170
The Gift of Letting Go......Page 174
Mustard......Page 178
Ozark Springtime......Page 185
Back Cover......Page 193
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