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Welcome to the writings of Rita Leydon. I invite you to peruse my essays.

2006 Essays

My Sister’s Wedding

2003 Essays

Holding My Own
Sprinkling Dad

2002 Essays

Finally, a Building Book
Faster Berit

2001 Essays

Yet Another Small World Story
Your Personal Trainer
Helan och Halvan

2000 Essays

Nancy & Victoria
The Boy with the Dirtiest Feet

1999 Essays

Just Passin’ Through
The Jitters

I Couldn’t Sleep

1998 Essays

Delivering Lars
Fiddle Tunes
Ekebyholm: Class of ’98
Robin
The Arch in St. Louis
A Tale of Two Airports
Some Kind of Serendipity

1997 Essays

Ode to Joy
The Passion of Midsommar
Monaco Historic Grand Prix
Joe Hill
A New Kalmar Nyckel
Almost Home
Why Don’t You Just Fly?
Bearing Witness

1996 Essays

Thor: Portrait of a Swede in America
Hälsinge Hambon
Voices from the Past
Leif Alpsjö: Riksspelman in Our Midst
Black Hat
Lucia as Rite of Passage
Knypplad Spets, the Crowning Touch

Rita in rain 1
Writing is an act of passion.
Requiring solitude and reflection.
Rita in rain 2
photos by Andrea Larson

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