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In Praise of Sexy Memoirs (opens the original)
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In Praise of TV Characters Worth Imitating (opens the original)
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Things were getting weird in a corner of Burlington (of Coat Factory fame). I was shopping with a male friend in need of flip flops after stubbing his toe and becoming unable to wear normal shoes for upwards of four weeks. This friend hates to shop, and I offered to join him because I love to shop. Also, I’d shamed him for the hideous shape his current flip flops (“Did an alligator gnaw on those twenty years ago?”) so I felt obligated to join the mission. We tried a few places before winding up
In Praise of Track Workouts (opens the original)
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WORKSHOP ANNOUNCEMENT:If you would like to write with me and an intimate group in the Hudson Valley this November 12-15, please consider joining us! It’s our fourth year of heading to Cold Spring (90 miles from NYC) to generate new writing, workshop drafts-in-progress, eat delicious meals, and celebrate writing— our own and each other’s. We keep the group small— 8 writers— the food warm, the writing fresh, the coffee/tea hot. Ping me if you want an application: christie.o.tate@gmail.com. All lev
In Praise of Mourning in a Crowd (opens the original)
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On a warm, summer might in late August 2001, my friend Kelly and I drove to the far south Chicago suburbs for a music festival, featuring the headliner Destiny’s Child (lead singer: Beyonce). On the way there, the radio announced that young R&B sensation Aaliyah had died in a plane crash. At the concert, we watched act after act pay tribute to Aaliyah, saying a few words about what her work meant to them. The audience yelled out her name and vowed to keep her memory alive. I wasn’t an Aaliyah su
In Praise of Six Years of Morning Pages (opens the original)
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I know you hated morning pages when you tried The Artist’s Way in the 90s or the early aughts or last year. I’ve seen dozens of posts and had even more conversations about the pages! The fucking pages! My first run through Julia Cameron’s Artist’s Way in 2011 had me pulling my hair out in week four when you’re not allowed to read. No reading? What the hell, Julia? Suggest something easier like no gluten or dairy or scrolling/shopping/gossipin
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