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When Things Go Right: My Letter to Fear Reading Recap

I can’t believe it is already Wednesday. My only excuse for not posting about Saturday’s event sooner is that I’m still processing—not because anything bad happened, but because so much good happened that I can’t quite get my brain around it yet. First, I have to thank everyone who came out to support the reading.

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The Show is Almost Here!

  September 20th is right around the corner and these fantastic women are getting ready to read pieces from My Letter to Fear: Essays on Life, Love and the Search for Prince Charming.  I’m always intrigued by which choices impact people, so I’ll be trying to get the courage up to talk to the audience

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50 Questions

  I was wandering the web today, and came across this 50 questions pieces on My Pixie Blog. I decided that sitting down and answering these questions could, conceivably, get my writing motor running. That hasn’t exactly happened, but it’s a start.   Here are my 50 answers:   What are you wearing? Andy’s Slamdance

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Join Us for the “My Letter to Fear” Reading!

I’ve been absent lately, but I have a very nearly good reason for it. My producing partner, Danielle Turchiano, and I are in the midst of putting together a showcase for My Letter to Fear: Essays on Life, Love and the Search for Prince Charming. It’s September 20th at 3:00pm here in LA.  If you’ve

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Join Us for the “My Letter to Fear” Reading!

I’ve been absent lately, but I have a very nearly good reason for it. My producing partner, Danielle Turchiano, and I are in the midst of putting together a showcase for My Letter to Fear: Essays on Life, Love and the Search for Prince Charming. It’s September 20th at 3:00pm here in LA.  If you’ve

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Book Review: “The Art of Adapting”

“The Art of Adapting” by Cassandra Dunn is a novel focusing on change, obstacles and triumphs of a family in Southern California. Lana, a recently separated mother of two teenagers, is trying to not only adjust to her newly changed marital status, but also the financial uncertainties associated with it. In addition, she has taken

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Does Your Identity Depend on Your City?

    I was reflecting a bit on the book Million Dollar View which I posted about on the blog yesterday. I may be off-base about this, but I got the feeling that one of the lead characters so deeply identified with the bohemian aspects of her city of choice (and, as it happens, birth)

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Book Review: Million Dollar View

  At its heart, I think Million Dollar View by Silver Krieger is a romance. Yes, it’s a romance between characters, but it’s also about a deeply-held love for a city. And in that respect, it’s also about loss. The city is New York, and while much of the book takes place in the changing

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