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when I stepped away

Posted on November 21, 2012 by cynthia

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Posted in fall, leaves, place, the day Tagged Illinois, iphone, Lake Forest

stepping away from the desk

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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...and for catching me.

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"The Empty Armchair" in Contrary Magazine

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"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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