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Three Things (opens the original)
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Writing It Real Weekly-ish Newsletter (opens the original)
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Hi Writers,Quick note: I have been asked to read from my poems in Port Townsend, WA. October 15 at 7 pm in the Readings at the Meeting House series held at the Quaker Meeting House. I hope those of you nearby can attend. I am one of two readers. Prose writer Karen Sullivan will read that evening too. Our books will be for sale, as well. Contact me for more informationIt remains fall-like here, with yellow-brown leaves piling against the curbs where I walk. Back-to-school time for sure. We’ll hav
I Sing Brian’s Song and a New One, Too (opens the original)
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Writing It Real Weekly-ish Newsletter (opens the original)
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September Sunflowers (opens the original)
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