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Why revisiting all that school-assigned literature is worthwhile

April 18, 2015 by annalisa Leave a Comment

All the crap you read in high school Why revisiting all that school-assigned literature is worthwhile By Annalisa Parent Please, do not get me started on Melville’s Billy Budd. In high school, I was an avid reader, but this book challenged my love of the printed word. I am sure that when the last page … [Read more…]

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Digging yourself out of a writing slump

March 20, 2014 by annalisa Leave a Comment

Unslumping yourself by just daring to write something  Some days I feel inspirationless—or worse, I feel discouraged—that my writing isn’t good enough, or I haven’t got anything to say, or that no one wants to read what I write.  And, well, that feels awful. But I’ve found that the way through it is writing. It’s … [Read more…]

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