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Ten Percent
The other night, I surprised and impressed the heck out of my husband. I didn’t think what I was doing…
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On November 20th, Boise State University put on one of their Distinguished Lecture series events. A free event, open to…
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I like books. I’ve liked books as long as I can remember. And yet, despite spending the first eighteen years…
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One thing that I can thank the slow pace of my class for is the time to work on my…
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1. DenialAs your eyes slowly adjust to the bright lights and you find you can’t move, of course you’re going…
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I listen to the weekly podcast “Writing Excuses.” I’ve been listening for almost a year now. I keep meaning to…
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I had heard that this class was a hard class. So hard, that an extra fee was attached to it…
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This past Monday was my birthday. To celebrate, I took the day off of work. I know it was a…
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