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Writing Paw Prints: Which Pooch Are You?
Given the skills, would Snowball write like him, too? According to ASPCA, every dog has a canine-ality, the way we humans have …
Genre Love Stories: How Did You Fall?
I was twelve years old and babysitting, at least in body. In my mind, I was Jenny MacPartland—a single woman who'd been knocked punch-drunk …
Beautiful Breakups: What the Revision Process Can Teach Us
The other day two things happened that seemed so connected, I had to share them. Within the same hour, I learned that a close friend is …
Happy Retirement, Dad!
One day during kindergarden I stood before my classmates and shared my favorite "show and tell" to date: "My dad is a Minnesota Viking." No, …