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Bill Morrissey?singer, songwriter, and sometime novelist?recently moved back to New Hampshire. He has a new CD out on Philo Records, called ?Things I Saw Or Thought I Saw;? the title was inspired by a line from a Robert Frost poem. Morrissey joined us on the Front Porch to talk about how his songwriting has evolved over a thirty-year career, and his return to the Granite State.

Margaret-Love Denman has written a new book for aspiring novelists. ?Novel Ideas: Contemporary Authors Share the Creative Process? includes practical advice on the literary craft from 23 authors. The book is published by Alpha Press. Denman is a published author herself, and director of the creative writing program at UNH.

The Granite State Opera is New Hampshire?s newest opera company. They?re bringing their first public season to a close June 1st and 3rd with a production of ?Carmen? at the Palace Theatre in Manchester. Phil Lauriat co-founded the group to meet what he saw as an untapped potential for opera in the state.

If you enjoy doing the crossword in the daily paper, and you?ve ever wondered how the puzzles get constructed, you?ll want to meet Matt Higgins. He lives in Concord, and after several years of doing crosswords himself, he began constructing them himself. His puzzles appear in the Concord Monitor, the Boston Globe, and other papers. (Re-broadcast from March 19th.)

Ken Browne is a filmmaker whose documentary ?Four Hands One Heart? chronicles the life and collaboration of potters Mary and Ed Scheier. The Scheiers are now in their nineties, and live in Arizona, but they spent most of their lives in New Hampshire. Browne talked about the Scheiers and their work. ?Four Hands One Heart? will air on New Hampshire Public Television at 9:00 pm on Saturday, May 26th.