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I’ve been doing a lot of reading about writing lately, from books to blogs, and, partially based on what I’ve…
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Verisimilitude. Let’s say it again, savoring each syllable this time: ver·i·si·mil·i·tude. I believe that I first read that word in a…
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“Remember, you’re always free to say something stupid, and if you don’t say stupid things people won’t correct you. Don’t…
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I took my computer with me on vacation to South Carolina to visit meet my husband’s family. The house had…
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Seeing the future is a heavy burden. I don’t have cable or satellite TV. Normally, this isn’t something I mourn,…
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When I was young, I hated football. Not just, oh, that game sucks, but a burning, passionate hatred, even extending…
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The more I hear from conspiracy theorists, the more they remind me of true religious believers. In the face of…
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As I more than half expected, the winner of the flash fiction contest that I entered with such hope four…
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