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  <name><![CDATA[Rita Arens]]></name>
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  <about><![CDATA[Born and raised in Iowa, I got my bachelor's degree in communication from the University of Iowa in Iowa City, Iowa.  So that should tell you something.

After a brief but very fun stint in Chicago, I moved to Kansas City in 1998 and now live in the area with my husband and daughter.  I earned my master's degree  from the University of Missouri - Kansas City's professional writing program in 2002.  

I now author my blogs &lt;a href=&quot;http://surrenderdorothy.typepad.com&quot;&gt;Surrender, Dorothy&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://surrenderdorothy.typepad.com/books&quot;&gt;Surrender, Dorothy: Reviews&lt;/a&gt; and contribute to BlogHer (mommy &amp; family editor), Cool Mom Picks and Savvy Source.  I haven't yet quit my day job. ]]></about>  <influences><![CDATA[Anne Lamott, Joseph Heller, John Irving, Anne Tyler, Amy Tan, Tom Robbins, Ray Bradbury, Maxine Kumin, Dave Eggers]]></influences>  <gender>female</gender>  <hometown>somewhere in Iowa</hometown>      
  
  
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