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    <body><![CDATA[I signed up for Creative Nonfiction, not because I was particularly interested in essay writing, but because it was the only graduate workshop class the university where I work was offering this semester. This book was the first thing we were assigned to read, and it was like being struck by lightening. So THIS is creative nonfiction! So THIS is brilliance! So THIS is beauty, pain, hysterical humor, connections between life and death and everything in between! <br/><br/>After reading these awesome, amazing essays (best of the year, in fact!) I am officially a Huge Fan of creative nonfiction, and feel somewhat prepared to write my own first piece. Highly recommended (seriously - you can't go wrong with anything from the Best American Series!). ]]></body>
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