We Teach What We Need to Learn

How many times do I have to be reminded? I spent a wonderful Saturday with 15 women writers. It didn’t matter that they were “students” who had signed up for

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Plot Points with Morrie

I just finished reading Tuesdays with Morrie. I didn’t want to. She made me. She sort of bribed me by telling me that, despite the lame metaphors, the sickly dialogue,

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Index Cards

I was sitting in Stauf’s Coffee Roasters in Grandview when I read the most recent letter from my Goddard MFA Advisor Aimee Liu. I squealed so loudly that the man

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More MFA Tidbits from Aimee Liu

Here are the choice tidbits from the letter I received last week from my Goddard MFA Advisor, Aimee Liu in response to my work:           “The promise [you make to the

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No One Can Help

“No one can help you if you’re stuck in a work. Only you can figure a way out, because only you can see the work’s possibilities.” – Annie Dillard When

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Wi-Fi at Caribou

“Free” wi-fi. It’s here! It’s official! Caribou coffee now has “free” wi-fi. Sort of. When you first log-on, you get one hour free whether you buy something or not. After

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