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18
Oct

I'll Take The Ninth

This isn't government of which I speak. It's the NYC Midnight short-story contest. "Flash fiction&
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15
Oct

I Get to Cast My Vote Twice

According to the directions of the live-outside-of-the-country-absentee-ballot process, if you don't receive your ballot in the mail within
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14
Oct

On Becoming Interdependent

I have officially begun the process to become a resident of Australia. Here, unlike in the U.S., there is
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05
Oct

To Write Or Not to Write This November

I came to a difficult decision the other day, and I didn't tell anyone about it at first.
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27
Sep

Short Story Comeback

A few weeks ago, I scored a gut-wrenching, stop-writing-now three points out of 25 in the first challenge in round
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24
Sep

A Sock Tan For Springtime

Down here in Australia, spring started on the first of September. No confusing third-week-of-the-month season changes here. Gotta keep things
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10
Sep

Palin's Video Diaries

Well not really. But please watch this and the rest of the series. Then tell everyone you know. [youtube=http:
08
Sep

MSNBC's New Banner

MSNBC redesigned its "Place for Politics" page on the day The Rachel Maddow Show debuts. The minor redesign
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08
Sep

I Was Almost Killed by a Magpie

When you're walking through a small corner park with four green reusable bags of groceries in the middle
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08
Sep

The Two Sides of MSNBC

It's frustrating to hear that MSNBC has removed Keith Olbermann and Chris Matthews from its upcoming election coverage.
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