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anne-brooke's picture
Sep.05.2008
Yet more strange dreams last night. This time, Lord H and I were in some kind of bar which had a room at the top filled with bees. There was...
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jt-ellison's picture
Sep.05.2008
Why do we write Southern? When I chose to set my Taylor Jackson series in Nashville, I had no idea what I was getting myself into. I love this town...
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lisa-alcalay-klug's picture
Sep.05.2008
The envelope please... The winner of the first Cool Jew book giveaway is Rebecca Sacks of Rhode Island, the home of the historic Touro Synagogue...
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jessica-barksdale-inclan's picture
Sep.05.2008
It's too hot to be smart these days, so I"m getting by on muscle memory and hope.  We aren't sleeping well, the fan on, the blankets off, the...
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caroline-leavitt's picture
Sep.05.2008
This is from an email from Amy Tan--Jeff and I just signed our books (I drew a coffee cup with a fork and spoon and stars on mine) and sent them off...
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marilyn-kallet's picture
Sep.05.2008
Lately my poems and essays have been appearing more with online literary magazines.   I used to feel a little let down by the intangibility of this...
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scott-c-holstad's picture
Sep.05.2008
Today's blog post is not a literary one, so many apologies.  However, this weekend is pretty big for me and I just wanted to mention it, should...
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karen-dionne's picture
Sep.05.2008
What a fabulous innovation, and just in time for me to plan a few drop-in signings on my travels from Detroit to Boston and back next month! I did a...
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dave-donelson's picture
Sep.05.2008
I knew it all along, but it's been confirmed: Heart of Diamonds is now officially cool. It's actually the Cool Book Of The Day, an honor...
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terry-phillips's picture
Sep.04.2008
Every now and then, someone comes along with an idea so amazing, so ground-breaking that it makes the rest of us stop and say, “Wow!  Why didn’t I...
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sarai-rodriguez's picture
Nov.10.2008
I am so new to this site, so I don't know what to do and I am still learning. I am currently doing Nanowrimo right now and I have 20,000 words so far...
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hally-mcgehean's picture
Nov.10.2008
For years I was a coffee virgin. Unlike those Gilmore girls and their fashionably profuse coffee intake, I'd not so much as enjoyed mocha ice cream I...
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florence-malou-watin's picture
Nov.10.2008
A friend introduced me to this song. I think I've probably heard it before but it just did not stick because...I don't know. The melody is so...
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former member's picture
Nov.10.2008
by former member
Review of Silhouette/Shadow by Barbara Yien at Cerise Press: http://www.cerisepress.com/01/01/life-as-art-as-cinepoem-gao-xingjians-silhouette-shadow 
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elizabeth-castillo's picture
Nov.10.2008
…whenever I see people turn their back on me, I had this one thing on my mind…it means goodbye…it’s a darn thing that each time I want to let go of...
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former member's picture
Nov.10.2008
by former member
www.cerisepress.com
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former member's picture
Nov.10.2008
by former member
http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/11/07/how-obamas-internet-campaign-ch...
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claire-lawrence's picture
Nov.10.2008
Well hello, RedRoom! First year as a NaNoWriMo - er.  How exciting, I know. And intimidating! I'm only 16, after all. And I'm already behing by about...
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justina-pais's picture
Nov.10.2008
My early life appears to me as a fading canvass.....becoming fainter with every passing day. Growing up was definitely filled with happy memories....
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jennifer-pickup's picture
Nov.10.2008
Well, today I am boat-bound with a roaring cold, but am in work mode because it's Monday. So, time to write! I finally have had a walk around the...
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