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    Good Rain
    Good Rain
    Good Rain
    Ebook73 pages19 minutes

    Good Rain

    By Meredith Uthoff

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    Growing up in Kansas in the summer, the air would be so thick with humidity sometimes it would be difficult to breathe. Sometimes the air would be so heavy you would hope for a good rain. After it would pour you would walk outside and everything would feel lighter, brighter, greener, and cleaner. A fresh scent, like everything, was new. Sometimes life gets heavy like the humidity and your soul is the one that needs the good rain. This was mine.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherAustin Macauley Publishers
    Release dateJul 21, 2023
    ISBN9781685622701
    Good Rain
    Author

    Meredith Uthoff

    Meredith is originally from Manhattan, Kansas. She became a registered nurse and now resides in Honolulu, Hawaii. She has always had a passion for poetry and believes that through poetry, one can help heal themselves and others. Besides writing, Meredith spends her time playing in the ocean, hiking with her English Cocker Spaniel named Blue, and traveling as much as possible with her husband, Mark.

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      Good Rain - Meredith Uthoff

      About the Author

      Meredith is originally from Manhattan, Kansas. She became a registered nurse and now resides in Honolulu, Hawaii. She has always had a passion for poetry and believes that through poetry, one can help heal themselves and others. Besides writing, Meredith spends her time playing in the ocean, hiking with her English Cocker Spaniel named Blue, and traveling as much as possible with her husband, Mark.

      Dedication

      For those who dance in the rain.

      Copyright Information ©

      Meredith Uthoff 2023

      All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, distributed, or transmitted in any form or by any means, including photocopying, recording, or other electronic or mechanical methods, without the prior written permission of the publisher, except in the case of brief quotations embodied in critical reviews and certain other non-commercial uses permitted by copyright law. For permission requests, write to the publisher.

      Any person who commits any unauthorized act in relation to this publication may be liable to criminal prosecution and civil claims for damages.

      Ordering Information

      Quantity sales: Special discounts are available on quantity purchases by corporations, associations, and others. For details, contact the publisher at the address below.

      Publisher’s Cataloging-in-Publication data

      Uthoff, Meredith

      Good Rain

      ISBN 9781685622671 (Paperback)

      ISBN 9781685622688 (Hardback)

      ISBN 9781685622701 (ePub e-book)

      ISBN 9781685622695 (Audiobook)

      Library of Congress Control Number: 2023906949

      www.austinmacauley.com/us

      First Published 2023

      Austin Macauley Publishers LLC

      40 Wall Street, 33rd Floor, Suite 3302

      New York, NY 10005

      USA

      [email protected]

      +1 (646) 5125767

      Acknowledgment

      Thank you to all my friends and family. You have inspired me and supported me in all your own unique ways. I am so thankful

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