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sherry-parnell's picture
Dec.17.2012
It's that time of year when songs about silver bells and winter wonderlands fill the air while we shop, bake, wrap and decorate. Christmas music doesn't just create a festive atmosphere, it also creates memories, which is ironic since no one can ever remember all the words to these songs, which we...
len-boswell's picture
Sep.13.2011
“Never wander into a paragraph,” she said, scolding me. “Give your thought some thought.” It was 1972, and I was being taken to task by Olive Mills, our senior editor and my writing mentor. The same admonition would be repeated over and over again until I got it right. Paragraphing did not come...