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In Defense of the Ordinary

May 1, 2013

Originally posted on The Brevity Blog:
A guest post from the essayist Joe Bonomo: I write in defense of the ordinary life. Two common…

Guest Post: Rachael Hanel. We’ll Be The Last Ones To Let You Down.

April 10, 2013

Originally posted on The Nice Thing About Strangers:
Photo credit: Steve Pottenger Thanks so much to Paige for allowing me to guest post on…

March 24, 2013

Originally posted on Draft No. 4:
It takes a village to raise a child, and my village was the graveyard. —from Rachael…

March 19, 2013

Originally posted on shelley tougas:
A new memoir by Rachael Hanel Here’s part two of the Q & A with Rachael…

March 18, 2013

Originally posted on shelley tougas:
Today I’m posting a Q & A with Rachael Hanel, author of We’ll Be the Last…

March 16, 2013

Originally posted on Ex Libris:
In today’s Faculty News, we extend our congratulations to Prof. Barrie Jean Borich. Borich joined DePaul’s…

My first time: AWP

March 12, 2013

For years, people around me have intoned the magical acronym “AWP.” As in, “Are you going to AWP this year?” …

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At AWP

March 9, 2013

This is a super quick post from my phone. I’ve been able to be a writer for the past few …

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A guest post

February 20, 2013

I’m happy to turn this post over to my blogging friend, Liam O’Dell. As best as I can tell, we …

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December 30, 2012

Originally posted on The Brevity Blog:
Here at Brevity, we adore straight talk, honesty, shrimp and grits, and common sense. One of…

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