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Maybe You Can’t Handle the Truth
“I’ve read the story you sent me. It’s not good. Try another form of writing.” A literary agent sent that comment in response to my first attempt at fiction. “You don’t even know what you’re trying to say, Lori. Until you do, you shouldn’t try to get someone to publish you.” Words from one of the first …[ read more ]
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The Shocking Development for Which I Am Grateful
Do you know how it feels to think you’re alone? Have you ever been the odd person out, the one who doesn’t fit in? When you were a kid, did you watch the Rudolf the Reindeer special and wish there really was an island for misfit toys where you could find your place? That was …[ read more ]
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The Roar of the Crowd – A Post for Patriot Nation
Someone told me yesterday he often wonders what inspires a particular blog post. Trust me that I’m such a big chicken heart I would never write about any recent conflict with someone who might read it and know I’m talking about them. If I’m inspired by real life situations, they are usually long past (like …[ read more ]