I almost stepped on a Speckled Rattlesnake last week. Scientists describe the species I encountered (I’m not making this up) as “nervous,” “alert” and “venomous,” three words that really hang upon one another with ponderous weight.
Today I have two suggestions for non-fiction fans - the first is about human-animals interactions by an author whose writing talents can invoke smiles, and the other is a medical memoir written by someone who unexpectedly lost her smile.
By Jennifer Rude Klett for the Black Earth Historical Society
Black Earth’s historic train depot, now museum, in downtown Black Earth dates back to the 1860s, according to Black Earth Historical Society president Wayne Barsness.
