In the literary world, the debate around writing and commerce often begs us to take sides: either writers should be paid for everything they do or writers should just pay their dues and count themselves lucky to be published. You should never quit your day job, but your ultimate goal should be to quit your day job. It's an endless, confusing, and often controversial conversation that, despite our bare-it-all culture, still remains taboo. In Scratch,...

In The "Fruit Trees for Every Garden" Orin shares--with hard-won wisdom and plenty of humor--his recommended fruit varieties and techniques for raising productive trees, including apple, pear, peach, plum, apricot, mectarine, sweet cherry, orange, lemon, fig, and more. ... This books is more than just a gardening manual; it's designed to help you understand the "why" behind the "how", allowing you to apply these techniques to your own slice of paradise...