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MENTAL ILLNESS – a mother speaks
I’m crying as I write this. This past Easter Sunday – visiting hours at Peachford Hospital. I am alone. My son, 26, unshaven, shaking, in flip-flops and torn clothes he slept in, sits alone at a table, peeling a tangerine. … Continue reading
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Spinning Straw into Gold in the “Christ-haunted” South
As the unofficial official blogger for the Atlanta Writers Club, my first post was a delight – writing about Kimberly Brock, author of “The River Witch” winner of the Georgia Author of the Year in 2014 by the Georgia Writers … Continue reading
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HOW TO BE A FAMOUS WRITER – AT THE ATLANTA WRITERS CONFERENCE
At The Atlanta Writers Conference, strife, confusion and downright frustration were recurring themes that apply not only to writers, but also to human beings, even the seemingly normal ones. “When do I get off this merry-go-round?” said one attendee … Continue reading
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Tagged Atlanta native, Atlanta Writers Club, books, fiction, humor, publishing, secrets, social media, women, WRITING
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