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If “there” is the place where rejections are occasionally replaced by acceptances, then I’m not there yet. I’m not pursuing…
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I’m taking a literature class this semester, Methods of Literary Study. In it, students are to learn various types of…
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Over the summer I practiced writing. I set word count goals and met them. I finished drafting a novel, which…
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For this year, our backpacking season ended with my solo hike over Labor day. We might be driving out to…
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Friday, August 30thAmbrose and I drove up to the Gold Fork area, near Donnelly, ID, and parked at a place…
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Karma irritates me. No, that’s not true. The way people use the word, “karma,” irritates me. A lot. Because how it’s…
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This is an account of the five day, four night backpacking trip that my husband, Ambrose, and I took to…
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This entry has been moved to a new home. Find it at jmbhiking.blogspot.com.
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