I Can't Keep Quiet
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I Can't Keep Quiet

As the late great Nora Ephron put it, "Everything is copy." Art, resulting from a traumatic experience, is still something worth sharing.

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I Write, Therefore I Am
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I Write, Therefore I Am

I’ve developed a latent crush on the English language—obsessed with learning new words (and I’m delighted when I actually remember their meaning the following week)! I'm having a love affair with thesaurus.com and I feel high when I discover a perfect adjective.

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Help! I Need Somebody, Help!
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Help! I Need Somebody, Help!

I believe great songwriters are born with some kind of songwriting DNA. But with hard work and guidance even those who weren’t given an ample dose at birth, can nurture what they were given and improve. Even go Pro. 

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Confessions.