Afarin Rava: Chiggers

Wednesday, July 13, 2022

Chiggers

Do you know what chiggers are?
I didn't know about them until I moved to the woods in Arkansas.
Chigger was one of the first new words I learned and one of the first close encounters I had in the Natural State.
I have a chapter titled "Chiggers" in my memoir Reflections.
A picture is worth a thousand words, right?
Here's my left leg about two weeks after I arrived at my cabin in the woods:

Arkansas - June 2018

Dearest Devised Darling

Dearest Devised Darling: Anthology is a dedication to the brave heroes and enchanting heroines who have touched our hearts and taught us valuable lessons through their struggles and adventures — and to the authors who created these cherished characters. The contributors to this anthology, who wrote letters to their favorite fictional figures, are — in alphabetical order : Jay Armstrong, Wendy Bayne, S. S. Bazinet, Gail Boenning, Jane Cornwell, Holly Dobbie, Humzah Farrukh, Umiemah Farrukh, Marni Graff, H. C. Helfand, Ewan Lawrie, Trish MacEnulty, J. G. MacLeod, Sallie Moffitt, Natasha Morningstarr, Chris Palmore, Afarin Rava, Diane Riley, Nina Romano, Carolyn Ruffles, Edward Selender, Denis Shaughnessy, Wendy E. Slater, Paul Spalding-Mulcock, Diana Stevan, Vicky Whedbee, Gerry Wilson, Wanda L. Worley, and George Yuhasz.

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