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James C. Schaap

James Calvin Schaap is a retired English prof who has been something of a writer for most of the last 40 years. His latest work, a novel, Looking for Dawn, set in reservation country, is the story of two young women joined by their parents' mutual brokenness and, finally, a machine-shed sacrament of reconciliation. He writes and narrates a weekly essay on regional history for KWIT, public radio, Sioux City, Iowa. He and his wife Barbara live on the northern edge of Alton, Iowa, the Sgt. Floyd River a hundred yards or so from their back door. They have a cat--rather, he has them.

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Tests

"It was a test," he told me, after pulling me aside. "It's a story I thought you'd like, a story…
September 4, 2020
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Two Roads

I didn't know her well, just enough to tip my hat maybe, if I’d ever worn one. Probably said "hi"…
May 1, 2020