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Listener Essay: Dina Stander "Tree Season"

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Albany, NY – Tree season is here again. All across the country, people are strapping conifers to their roofs and unwrapping heirloom ornaments, still dusty from their year long slumber in the attic. Today, essayist Dina Stander, shares her family's reluctant journey to Christmas tree acceptance.

Dina Stander is a writer and artist who lives in Shutesbury, Massachusetts.