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Mount Hope News
Best American Essays 2020 has cited two Mount Hope authors in its list of "Notable Essays of 2019": "About Boredom," by Cicily Bennion, and "Life Is An Island," by Don Lago. These are Mount Hope's fourth and fifth such honors in six years.
"When you’re living a creative life you can shelter in a place by nature—and also, after the accident, I became a bit of a hermit for a few years—and you get into a solitary rhythm. "
"Being a poet and a creative person is something I've always been. I didn't expect to fall into the business world. I didn't ever imagine being a restaurateur."
