Tales of New England: Writings of Arthur Raffel

By Arthur Raffel

His writing is straightforward depicting the New England countryside and climate, giving inanimate objects human qualities and treating simple everyday acts of life with reverence.

• Language: English
• Publisher: AuthorHouse
• Release date: Jun 8, 2015
• ISBN: 9781504914741

Arthur Raffel

Arthur Raffel was born in Groton Massacusetts in 1963. He has lived in New England for fifty-two years. After playing youth hockey, he started working in the woods cutting wood. He attended two years at Alfred University then returned to the woods to finance an architectural education in Boston. He is presently in a twenty-five-year career as a carpenter.

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Published by AuthorHouse  05/27/2015

ISBN: 978-1-5049-1473-4 (sc)

ISBN: 978-1-5049-1474-1 (e)

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Contents

Family

Forts

I Resemble

Michele

My Elementary School

The Chair

Observations Of Daily Life

Afternoon in Late March

Friendly Farm

Gardening

Handyman Services

In The Barn

It is so easy