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Daily Archives: December 16, 2012

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what makes a good book

Posted on December 16, 2012 by cynthia

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may we be forgiven ARC bottom partial

Well there’s a big question… And I belong to a big family–this month we have four weddings–a godson, two nieces, and a son–and Christmas. Still I want to take time out to begin (yes I just mean begin) again to … Continue reading →

Posted in craft of writing, details, novels, reading, reviews, truth Tagged A.M. Homes, May We Be Forgiven

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Catching Days

is a blog about writing, reading, and life--how they meld, clash, and astonish. It's a net for catching days.

One of my stories …

"The Empty Armchair" in Contrary Magazine

One of my essays …

"Not Every Sentence Can Be Great But Every Sentence Must Be Good" at Brevity

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Heather Newton's Under The Mercy Trees in Contrary Magazine and republished by the National Book Critics Circle on Powell's Books Review-a-Day

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