Christmas Lights:
December is here and the countdown to the holidays has begun. Festive decorations and strings of lights are going up all over. Today, writer Dean Bakopoulos tells us about the holiday decorating advice he once gave a friend.
Dean Bakopoulos is a novelist and creative writing professor at Grinnell College. His most recent novel is called My American Unhappiness.
Bats:
Long sunny days and warm nights offer a host of summer pleasures. But they can also bring some unwelcome guests. Commentator Dean Bakopoulos tells of his summer ordeal.
Dean Bakopoulos is a novelist, essayist, screenwriter, and a creative writing professor at Iowa State University. His most recent novel is My American Unhappiness.
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