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loren-rhoads's picture
Oct.26.2008
Instant City magazine asked me to read a San Francisco ghost story, so I'm going to tell the story of seeing the ghost of my friend Blair, who died...
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terry-spear's picture
Oct.26.2008
I know, I know, I already said I finished the book. But I really, really finished it as in, finished edits and sent it off to my editor. Now I'm...
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robert-earle's picture
Oct.26.2008
Indignation is propelled by Roth's characteristic clarity and control, with odd touches of humor, but might better be called Anxiety. He juxtaposes...
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rosemary-jones's picture
Oct.26.2008
West Coast author on an East Coast mornning radio show means the producer called at 6:20 am this morning. But  it was fun appearing on "Whatcha...
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frances-l-dinkelspiel's picture
Oct.26.2008
  I spent much of the weekend at Book Group Expo in San Jose. It was a fabulous gathering of authors and readers and a great way to get insight...
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warren-adler's picture
Oct.26.2008
Of all the questions asked of fiction writers, the one most common is: Where do you get your ideas? It is a crucial question that goes to the heart...
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steve-hauk's picture
Oct.26.2008
Or, The Kindness of a Stranger It was around 1960. Lolly Scholtz was a kid from Salinas, California, steeped in literature and Steinbeck. She...
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rosy-cole's picture
Oct.26.2008
                    When I first googled the journalist mentioned by Katie Burke in her post about...
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susan-rich's picture
Oct.26.2008
It occurs to me that reading the poem might help you decide on whether you want to take the time to click and vote. Here it is: E) Different Places...
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robert-gray's picture
Oct.26.2008
I wrote this poem about six months ago, but Tim Wise's recent essay, This Is How Fascism Comes, moved me to post it here. I should also add that...
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mary-menacho's picture
Dec.13.2008
You've turned forty. So what? Determined to keep life as it has been in your thirties, you step out of the coffee shop into the bright morning....
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former member's picture
Dec.13.2008
by former member
The Benny Hillifier. We all know that Yakety Sax makes everything funny, right? Check it out mixed with Youtube videos. Start with some violet action...
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irma-fritz's picture
Dec.13.2008
CHICK LIT? I was astounded to find that one reader recently called my novel, "Irretrievably Broken" chick lit.  While my book may be hard...
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former member's picture
Dec.13.2008
by former member
Obama logos that weren't
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syed-qamar-afzal-rizvi's picture
Dec.13.2008
Needless to say that in the post Mumbai carnage phase, the international community deems correctly that the emerging role of the non-state actors is...
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cary-chrysler's picture
Dec.13.2008
...When Barack Obama's father came to visit (the last time our future president saw him), he gave the ten year-old boy a couple of African figurines...
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syed-muhammad-ali's picture
Dec.13.2008
Brand Blunders is Pakistan's first and only blog focused on flop marketing strategies made by companies/brands in Pakistan (including both...
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adele-cosgrove-bray's picture
Dec.13.2008
Two friends have complained about writer’s block within the space of one week. They wanted to know how I get around this problem. Well, the truth is...
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tory-hartmann's picture
Dec.12.2008
Are you a journalista? One who journals daily? I think I just made that up, but hey—that’s what makes the English language great: new words....
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Dec.12.2008
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