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matt-urmy's picture
Oct.06.2008
along the road of my travels i have met some very wonderous and unique people, each of whom had a voice that i found to be quite beautiful.  the...
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diane-chamberlain's picture
Oct.06.2008
I bought my first iPod about a year ago and I'm an addict. I love listening to my favorite soundtracks as I write, so I've loaded all of them on the...
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robert-todd-felton's picture
Oct.06.2008
Make the most out of the clear, crisp fall weekends with a trip to Boston. Grab a copy of Walking Boston and get to Beantown for a true taste of...
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priscilla-hodgkins's picture
Oct.06.2008
John McCain was directly involved in sheltering Charles Keating, whose Lincoln Savings and Loan failed, forcing US taxpayers to pay $3.4 billion to...
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sandra-friend's picture
Oct.05.2008
Two days spent under the shadows of clouds in angry hues of purple and mint, those troublesome colors that spell "tornado warning" at dawn...
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mimi-albert's picture
Oct.05.2008
In my last entry here, I had  left my huge letter boxes up on my bookshelf in my small Oakland apartment; as they were once on a bookshelf in my...
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shaun-d-landry's picture
Oct.05.2008
As the election finally comes to a grinding three year close and the debates switch from stuff that mean nothing to an election to "Mean Stuff...
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marilyn-kallet's picture
Oct.05.2008
My friend Matt Urmy brought the Maori healers to Knoxville, to "Gypsy Hands" dance and massage studios.  He had studied with them in New...
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stephen-evans's picture
Oct.05.2008
is not to choose the right language, but to create it.
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christopher-w-gortner's picture
Oct.05.2008
One thing that I’ve discovered as a long-time San Franciscan is that most of us secretly think our city is better than Los Angeles. We’re prettier,...
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brenda-farrar-ejemai's picture
Nov.29.2008
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brenda-farrar-ejemai's picture
Nov.29.2008
A ROLLER COASTER RIDE   Up and down, up and down   It’s the pull of gravity isn’t it?   You’re down longer than you’re up   Isaac said it best   It’...
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brenda-farrar-ejemai's picture
Nov.29.2008
HANG UP THE PHONE!  10 to 15 years ago, the number of people who owned a cell phone was much less than it is today.   I can remember having a cell...
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brenda-farrar-ejemai's picture
Nov.29.2008
HANG UP THE PHONE!  10 to 15 years ago, the number of people who owned a cell phone was much less than it is today.   I can remember having a cell...
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anne-kallsen's picture
Nov.29.2008
It began at midnight on November 1st. 50,000 words. 30 days. Impossible. I have wanted be a novelist for about, well, since 6th grade, so-- five-ish...
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brenda-farrar-ejemai's picture
Nov.29.2008
JUST A FOUR LETTER WORD  Just a four letter word with powerful meaning   Something to hang onto when there is no rope left   Nothing tangible,...
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trusha-desai's picture
Nov.29.2008
At one point I thought that I would hit the deadline, and my word count would stagnate. Then I quit focusing on the contest. My goal was to bring my...
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linda-bennett's picture
Nov.29.2008
I managed to reach 50K on the 22nd, actually, and I've been working toward 60K, with a final goal of 65K. This goal is one I'm not sure I'll make...
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sarah-olson's picture
Nov.29.2008
I wasn't sure that I was going to make it, but I slaved away today and wrote over 10,000 words to push me across the finish line!  I cannot express...
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katelyn-wilson's picture
Nov.29.2008
This is my second year participating in NaNoWriMo, and NaNoWriMo 2008 is once again, something that I am bound and determined to win. Just look at my...
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