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When I was a kid, I never wanted to be a ballerina or an astronaut. I wanted to be a writer. I wrote all through school. My undergraduate degree is in Writing. I kept a journal for twenty years. Yet … Continue reading ?
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"First we eat, then we beget," wrote Ralph Waldo Emerson. "First we read, then we write." Emerson was an essayist of the first order, but he never sat down to write specifically about writing. His thoughts on the matter have... Read Post

I never liked school. It was hard for me, a shy, quiet, bookish girl who just wanted to read and write all day long, preferably outside in the fresh air. School was too restrictive (and it was inside for crying … Continue reading ? Read Post

A writer that has contributed somewhat regularly to APW over the years is in the process of getting a divorce. She offered to write for APW as she works her way through this process, to try to demystify something often treated as sh... Read Post