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					<description><![CDATA[We were just in Portland with our daughter, Leah. My science-nerd daughter took us to see a presentation on insects to celebrate her birthday. Here are some of the beauties. Makes me glad I don&#8217;t live in the tropics. It does not make me want to write about bugs. I&#8217;ll leave that to Jane Yolen ... <a title="Bug Off!" class="read-more" href="https://www.karencushman.com/bug-off/" aria-label="Read more about Bug Off!">Read more</a>]]></description>
										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>We were just in Portland with our daughter, Leah. My science-nerd daughter took us to see a presentation on insects to celebrate her birthday. Here are some of the beauties. Makes me glad I don&#8217;t live in the tropics.</p>
<p>It does not make me want to write about bugs. I&#8217;ll leave that to <a title="Jane Yolen" href="http://www.janeyolen.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Jane Yolen</a> and Jason Stemple. I hear their <i>Bug Off! Creepy, Crawly Poems</i> is delightful.</p>
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