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August McLaughlin

Author, Journalist, and Podcaster

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How Pseudo-Marriage Prepped Me for Career Decisions

October 18, 2012

In my early twenties, I had a pseudo-marriage that started with an official wedding and ended in concrete divorce—all because I wed for the …

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Self-Publishing with an Agent: A Viable Option?

October 15, 2012

As many of you know, I'm not skilled at keeping my mouth shut. (This is the point at which my loved ones cringe. Don't worry, guys. This …

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Foods for Better Sex

October 12, 2012

No, I'm not talking about oysters. Oysters do contain nutrients without which the body suffers, and some people feel they look like male …

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Star Struck: Meeting Heroes From Our Youth

October 9, 2012

Living in Los Angeles, I'm seldom star-struck. But partway through a writers' conference in Cleveland, I morphed into a pile of quivering …

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Rejection and a Teflon Mind

October 4, 2012

I was sixteen when I went on my first modeling casting. For days afterward, I waited--and waited--for the phone to ring. When my agent …

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