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by Deborah Wyatt Fellows  |  Traverse Magazine  |  January 2012
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One day, just as the leaves were beginning to change, Peter Matthiessen walked into our offices. The renowned novelist and nonfiction writer arrived with award-winning author Doug Stanton to tape a video interview for MyNorth.com, in anticipation of Matthiessen’s National Writers Series appearance at the City Opera House in Traverse City. There was no pomp and circumstance. They both opted for the coffee they walked in with. What was present was a couple of guys who are passionate about writing having a lovely conversation about Matthiessen’s work, his travels and written lines that capture the mystery of the art and of life.