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The editor of the publication seemed interested in work from female veterans. She asked me to write a story in  three hundred words or less. So I did. It was rejected. I wasn't at all surprised. Still, no reason why I...

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Creating characters is like making new friends. You get to know them by spending days, weeks and months together. Eventually, you have to say farewell for a time, but you never forget them. When you get back together, it’s like...

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You know that hopeful feeling you get when your pages come back from an editor, but then you open it up and all you see is red? It feels like a jab to the guts when you realize it looks...

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“Two Tom Collins, two rum and cokes, one with lime, one with lemon and a Heineken. Anything else?” “I’d like a water please.” “Of course. Water all around.” The five women would nurse their drinks slowly, mixing in sips of...

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Turning Point; noun : a time at which a decisive change in a situation occurs, especially one with beneficial results. The timing of a series of recent events has led me to believe I’ve reached a turning point which could, if...

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I’ve been flat on my back with what turned out to be pneumonia for the last several days. While recuperating, there’s nothing better than a good book to take you out of your misery. I hate watching TV when I’m...