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Robert T. Franson: I am a retired law professor, a writer and watercolor painter.

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Saturday, May 7, 2016

the returned expat
back in his native land
no longer home

Posted by Robert T. Franson at 9:44 PM No comments:

Labels: ex-patriot, home, homesick

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