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April 30, 2012

This Pill Makes You Smaller

I’ve been living with a sense of impending doom for as long as I can remember. When did it start? Was it when I went for a check-up at age 13 and my skinny female doctor poked me in the … Continue reading →

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January 24, 2012

Why Do We Go There Part II (Why I Go There)

I am notably a little slow on the uptake. I read Joe Clifford’s response to my post Why Do We Go There, titled, Why Do We Go There (And Away We Go) when he posted it about a week ago, … Continue reading →

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January 17, 2012

Why Do We Go There?

I forgot to mention, when I was naming some of my favorite books yesterday, that one of my very favorite books is Permanent Midnight, by Jerry Stahl. That’s not to say I can read it every day. It still makes … Continue reading →

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December 18, 2011

Weekly Feature: Interview with Writer Joe Clifford

This week, for the Creative People Who Rock weekly feature, I’ve asked Joe Clifford, author of many published short stories and poems, the memoir Junkie Love and the blog Candy and Cigarettes, to answer a few questions.

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October 19, 2011

Writing is Stupid

*Because of some strange reactions to this post, I have had to insert this disclaimer, as you can see by the commenter down below who proclaimed that a large body of literature disagrees with “my little rant.” The beauty of … Continue reading →

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