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Patricia Curtis Pfitschlives on a ridge-top farm in southwest Wisconsin with her partner, Jack, their dog, Gaea, and two annoying but lovable cats. They have three grown children, Hollis, Woody, and Jane. Ms. Pfitsch's award-winning stories and articles have appeared in various children's magazines, includingHighlightsandCricket.She is also the author ofKeeper of the LightandThe Deeper Song."I was fascinated when I found out that the giant sequoias in California live to be thousands of years old," writes Patricia Curtis Pfitsch. "But I was horrified when I learned that in the 1890s, thousands of sequoias were cut down, even though their wood was so brittle that more than half of the trees shattered when they fell. Why would humans waste the long lives of such beautiful and ancient creatures? In my search for the answer to that question,Riding the Flumewas born."Pfitsch, Patricia Curtis is the author of 'Riding the Flume' with ISBN 9780689866920 and ISBN 0689866925.
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