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Cat Heaven snuck up on me and made me cry.

If you’re a cat lover or a book lover or a person who suffers from an ongoing existential crisis or simply a human being, Cat Heaven by Cynthia Rylant is a book that you will love as you possibly weep. My daughter, Clara, is named after a character in The Van Gogh Café – also…

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My namesake discovered 42 years later

My daughter’s name is Clara Susan. Her first name comes from the protagonist in The Van Gogh Café by Cynthia Rylant. My wife loves that book, and it’s where she fell in love with the name for the first time.  Her middle name was my mother’s first name. My son’s name is Charles Wallace. His…

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