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April 11, 2011

Shoes make the man

Believe it or not, people judge you by your foot wear. But I don't care because when you get right...
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Published on April 11, 2011 06:26

April 5, 2011

Excuses for Writing: Matt Carney

Dude, you just have to meet Matt Carney.
Imagine a guy who is as fun in person as he is in print,...
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Published on April 05, 2011 08:30

April 4, 2011

It's not writing that scares me

The scariest part of this writing game for me is the knowledge that all who taught me about the...
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Published on April 04, 2011 05:54

April 1, 2011

Six-year-old running back committs to Oklahoma

By RJ Young
Bob Stoops has accepted six-year-old Travis Dash's verbal commitment to play football at...
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Published on April 01, 2011 10:40

March 30, 2011

Le Carré was wrong

The spy genre writer John Le Carré turned down an opportunity to be awarded the 2011 Man Booker...
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Published on March 30, 2011 07:40

March 29, 2011

Excuses for Writing: Luke Atkinson

I have always been interested in the writing habits of writers I admire. As some of you no doubt...
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Published on March 29, 2011 11:26

March 22, 2011

The Moment

All life is preparation for one moment.
The lucky ones among us will have that moment's date cast in...
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Published on March 22, 2011 14:57

March 10, 2011

Leading with a quote: Mamas

"A child embarrassed by his mother is just a child who hasn't lived long enough." — Mitch Albom, For...
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Published on March 10, 2011 14:23

March 6, 2011

Leading with a quote: Rejection

Note: In journalism school one of the first things professors teach you about writing is never to...
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Published on March 06, 2011 19:32

February 25, 2011

Just words

A friend of mine said to me once that words are just that, words. Surprisingly, I have found many...
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Published on February 25, 2011 08:46

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