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lisa-alcalay-klug's picture
Aug.10.2008
Three weeks ago, on the fast day known as the 17th of Tammuz, I couldn't help but think of Gilad Shalit, who is being held in captivity by enemies of...
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craig-mcdonald's picture
Aug.09.2008
For several months, author Patti Abbott has been offering a special Friday showcase of overlooked or "€œforgotten"€ books that deserve a...
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robert-sward's picture
Aug.09.2008
Orhan Pamuk, Nobel Prize Lecture, 2006... In his Nobel Lecture, Pamuk provides a fairly comprehensive reply to the question, "Why do you write...
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june-casagrande's picture
Aug.09.2008
In an episode of The Simpsons, Bart nabs a handful of someone else's business cards then hands them out saying, "Look at me! I'm a business jerk...
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ericka-lutz's picture
Aug.09.2008
As I've mentioned before, I'm no good at having a cold. The first few days are fine, I pull the virus over my head like a big blanket and snuggle. I...
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alan-goldsher's picture
Aug.09.2008
In the summer of 2000, I got a call from Richard Abate, a literary agent then at ICM. He asked, "Do you know who Bernie Mac is?" Of course...
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april-sinclair's picture
Aug.09.2008
Do you want to read an update on my rat problem?  Or, would you prefer to hear my take on the political scene?  Do you want to learn about my latest...
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robert-sward's picture
Aug.08.2008
Beverly Hills, 90210 [I have my daughter Hannah Sward's permission to run this brief excerpt from her work in progress, Diary of a Non-Starlet] On...
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jessica-barksdale-inclan's picture
Aug.08.2008
(I'm on a thematic roll, and I've hit the incline, the theme just about over.  But here is one last list.) I always thought I was an independent...
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gerard-jones's picture
Aug.08.2008
As I got to work today, all the repellent implications of Caroline Paul's "sometimes you have to approach writing like cleaning the toilet...
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keiko-amano's picture
Oct.27.2008
On Oct. 27th, I made a visit to the sixtieth Yokohama Kadou (flower arrangement) exhibit that was held on the 8th floor of Takashima-Ya Department...
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gallia-georg's picture
Oct.27.2008
A moment of utmost frustration. A desperate moment. My life in a trap. What is to be my choice as a writer. Stirring emotions most frankly out of the...
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brad-green's picture
Oct.26.2008
A brown blur of smog slouches over Los Angeles.  Sunlight slips down the long and slow sides of the roaring buses at the airport.  Palm trees shiver...
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sue-glasco's picture
Oct.26.2008
  Gerald is back from Georgia and just finished showing me a slide show of the Oconee High School softball team, who are now the state Class AAA...
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heidi-norrod's picture
Oct.26.2008
I just joined RedRoom, and I thought that answering this question will give people a better  understanding of who I am. Why I write? I write to...
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arthur-levine's picture
Oct.26.2008
Hi Everyone, this is just a quick hello from me to every one of you. I look forward to enjoying my experience here on Red Room, learning a lot, and...
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d-cs's picture
Oct.26.2008
by D CS
How about that! Synarchy Book 1: The Awakening has just been named a Finalist in the National Best Books Award of 2008, sponsored by USA Book News! I...
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faruk-buzhala's picture
Oct.26.2008
This days,from one student me takes one of my poetrys translated from her.She suprised me with her gesture. MOUR Layed on the altarwith a bin...
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anne-harper's picture
Oct.26.2008
It’s become impossible for me to continue writing; I can no longer see the keyboard through my tears. And now my nose is running. And my throat is...
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jennifer-kathleen-gibbons's picture
Oct.26.2008
for Jennifer Hudson   One Secret Thing One secret thing happenedat the end of my mother’s life, when I wasalone with her. I knew it should...
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