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Advice… And The Only Useful Thing A Writing Professor Ever Told MeYears ago, I took a class in creative writing at a small community college in the Bay Area. It was a gut course: an easy A since grading…May 19, 20173May 19, 20173
StarShe stands on her deck on a June night, staring out at the Hollywood Hills, freckled in orange stars expanding into galaxies in the…May 18, 20171May 18, 20171
The Flowers That Take Root In Rain“We sometimes encounter people, even perfect strangers, who begin to interest us at first sight, somehow suddenly, all at once, before a…May 18, 2017May 18, 2017
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