With what authority does Short writes about soil and dirt? Do you find her essay thoughtful and well considered? Does she have any biases? Why? In her subtitle, Short call her essay "A Reveries of Getting Down to Earth." What is a "riveries" and what does the subtitle alert you to expert? What are key passages that most clearly illustrate what a reverie is for you. Does her essay satisfy your expectations for a reverie? Why?

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Subject & Strategy a Writer's Reader sixteen edition