Rachel Sturges

Rachel Sturges is working on a collection of essays called Backyard Studies. She lives in Canton, NY, with her husband and two sons.

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Waterway

God is everywhere; for those who do not find him so easily in church pews, the ocean shore or a patterned turtle shell may be places to seek his presence.
By Rachel Sturges
May 16, 2020
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