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ericka-lutz's picture
Jul.23.2008
The girls are asleep on Friday night when Maxwell injures himself, a deep accidental cut to the base of his left thumb with an Exacto knife. He grabs...
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brenda-webster's picture
Jul.23.2008
I kept tapes of my process when I was re-writing my first novel with the help of a very gifted younger novelist, Sarah. The first thing she told me...
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terence-clarke's picture
Jul.23.2008
82Amor mío, al cerrar esta puerta nocturna te pido, amor, un viaje por oscuro recinto: cierra tus sueños, entra con tu cielo en mis ojos, extiéndete...
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phil-bronstein's picture
Jul.23.2008
Sometimes, even powerful bureaucracies are brought low by the diligence of individual citizens. That's exactly what happened on Friday. In this case...
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brian-shawver's picture
Jul.23.2008
Over the past few weeks, newspapers and magazines have been engaged in one of the more persistent rites of summer—the publication of articles...
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jessica-barksdale-inclan's picture
Jul.23.2008
A while back, I blogged about changing my last name from Inclan to Barksdale.  Yes, I still have them both on this site and Inclan will be mine until...
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deanna-cameron's picture
Jul.23.2008
Penelope Przekop’s recent debut novel, ABERRATIONS, is a richly woven story of a young woman struggling with narcolepsy, her mother’s death and her...
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alexander-besher's picture
Jul.23.2008
Chinese warned on 'eight don't asks' when dealing with foreigners (AP)--O.K. to ask: 1) “Is your mother Tibetan?”2) “Is your mother the Dalai Lama?”3...
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marilyn-kallet's picture
Jul.23.2008
Tomorrow night I'll be reading poetry with Jane Satterfield from Loyola at the Virginia Center at Sweet Briar, 7:15 pm. Composer Ben Yarmolinsky...
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xujun-eberlein's picture
Jul.23.2008
Have you heard about Book Roast? During the last week of every month they cook up five authors from different genres, and have others jump in the...
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jennifer-kathleen-gibbons's picture
Sep.30.2008
Okay, how did this happen? Judy Blume is seventy. Seventy. And I'm thirty-six. I mean, I know how it happened, everyone gets older (except Dick Clark...
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former member's picture
Sep.30.2008
by former member
Normally, I add links to articles on my blog. However, this article has generated so much chat in the cybersphere and on blogs, that I felt that it...
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susan-brown's picture
Sep.30.2008
Uh oh.  This morning I logged onto hotmail first thing, as that is the email address KidTwo uses to talk to me.  There was an email from her that...
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edmund-jenks's picture
Sep.30.2008
Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich is a senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute (AEI). Image Credit: episcopalifem.wordpress.com Mark-To-...
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jillian-estrellado's picture
Sep.30.2008
25During the fourth watch of the night Jesus went out to them, walking on the lake. 26When the disciples saw him walking on the lake, they were...
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former member's picture
Sep.29.2008
by former member
There is not an agreed consensus where this phrase comes from. Popular opinion says that its either a Chinese proverb or curse. Regardless, I find...
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lhea-love's picture
Sep.29.2008
Dear Contributors: I have been pondering the concept of tresconsciousness for approximately a year and a half. And, I have come to the conclusion...
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jorge-richard-guerrero's picture
Sep.29.2008
When they ask you Ania ti nagan mo?(What is your name?), how would you answer in Iluko?  Well, you may just directly state your name, but the...
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former member's picture
Sep.29.2008
by former member
Voters in Ecuador appear to have approved a new constitution yesterday, guaranteeing rights to clean water, universal healthcare, pensions, and free...
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luqman-qadi's picture
Sep.29.2008
I remember in the old days when my mother—raising seven children—had to move into a neighborhood that my sisters and I did not like, and that was...
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