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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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The Obdurate

Perhaps it was more typical than not--that night, I mean. The guy worked a high-crime district, West Palm Beach, where…
April 23, 2021
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Witnesses

"What places do I really have to see when I'm here?" I asked the woman behind the desk at the Osage…
February 26, 2021
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Divisions

Once you find the road in—the place is very much out of the way--the signs tell the story. I’ve visited…
December 4, 2020