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alex-grant's picture
Jul.28.2008
Still trapped in the time-loop - and I have to say, I'm becoming rather frustrated with some of the shenanigans the crew are getting up to - they...
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alex-grant's picture
Jul.28.2008
All I'm doing here is posting one great poem every day(not mine, obviously) and attempting to summarize the key elements that I think make the poem...
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sharon-waxman's picture
Jul.28.2008
Dear red room readers: here's a bit from my regular blog, www.waxword.net, where I talk about Hollywood, the world of entertainment and media and,...
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jennie-bentley's picture
Jul.28.2008
My long-distance friend and critique partner emailed me earlier this week to tell me about a writing contest she’d entered (and exited). Her...
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christopher-w-gortner's picture
Jul.28.2008
So, tomorrow is the Big Launch Day, and I've been warned by my fellow writers not to take it too much to heart if the Day ends up being . . . well,...
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diane-lockward's picture
Jul.28.2008
Last summer I became interested in invented forms. I gathered together a bunch of them and tried my hand at some. I liked the challenge of them and...
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ellen-r-sheeley's picture
Jul.28.2008
As I write, the people of Jordan are celebrating the annual two- to three-week-long Jordan Festival, until this year known as the Jerash Festival of...
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kemble-scott's picture
Jul.28.2008
Years ago when I was working on my first novel SoMa, I went to a reading at Book Passage by Augusten Burroughs. He was internationally famous for his...
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lois-duncan's picture
Jul.28.2008
This morning, at the breakfast table, as I was perusing the comics, (which, along with the Sudoku, is how I ease my way into each day), I was hit by...
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lisa-solod's picture
Jul.28.2008
Politics notwithstanding, it's been quite a week in my household indirectly, and directly in the household of people I love. After spending a lovely...
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stacey-grieve's picture
Oct.09.2008
The other day I was out and overheard a snippet of a conversation between two people, with one of them lamenting about how she had fat genes, and how...
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sue-glasco's picture
Oct.08.2008
When I got up at 7 this morning, Gerald and Gerry were already at the breakfast table planning their day--although it was almost midnight when Gerry...
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susan-brown's picture
Oct.08.2008
The appointment this morning was cancelled, as I found the pertinent clinic and talked to the head nurse; together we figured out that the necessary...
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jorge-richard-guerrero's picture
Oct.08.2008
Hungry for vegetable meals? Here are Iluko names for some of the most popular vegetables and other yummies:  1. Tarong                -    Eggplant 2...
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maria-andreu's picture
Oct.08.2008
For those of you who have been following my writing journey on my blog, GettingOneBookPublished.com, you know I've been looking to increase interest...
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valorie-taylor's picture
Oct.08.2008
1. A Book is Judged by its Cover! Begin with a stunning and compelling cover. Search high and low for a cover that draws your reader to it. Photos of...
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valorie-taylor's picture
Oct.08.2008
1. A Book is Judged by its Cover! Begin with a stunning and compelling cover. Search high and low for a cover that draws your reader to it. Photos of...
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former member's picture
Oct.08.2008
by former member
In her brief time in the national spotlight, Republican Vice Presidential candidate Sarah Palin, if nothing else, has rejuvenated the debate in this...
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brian-mckee's picture
Oct.08.2008
Our reactions to the market prevent us from planning appropriately. This is a critical point for humanity. To further the analogy I started in my...
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enoch-john's picture
Oct.08.2008
To the initiated,by now ,you might have figured out what Barack Obama,the star Democratic Presidential nominee,fears the most.It couldn't be Michelle...
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