A singer-songwriter/poet reveals the inspiration of Tamsen Donner behind the musician's new song about the 1846 tragedy of the Donner Party in the Sierra Nevadas.

"Searching for Paradise" by Alice Osborn

True, personal stories from new voices and experienced writers resonating with the themes of the Personal Essay/Story Publishing Projects: &quot;Bearing Up&quot; (2018) and &quot;Exploring&quot; (2019).

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True, personal stories from new voices and experienced writers resonating with the themes of the Personal Essay/Story Publishing Projects: "Bearing Up" (2018) and "Exploring" (2019).

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