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So you think your life is too ordinary to write about? Forget it. I love writing about all aspects of life and your own life is full of topics for unusual, fun and touching essays. I've written about everything from love to liver! I kid you not.

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We’ve all been there. You have the best intentions of writing something brilliant, however, your brain refuses to cooperate. You’ve got nothing but helium between your ears. You type. You delete. You write. You scratch it out. Airhead. So how do you stop the madness? Ditch the expectation that you have to create something brilliant. […]

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Strange and lovely writing prompts show up in the weirdest places. A few years ago I discovered a massive 75-year-old Oxford Dictionary in a thrift store. 7-inches thick, 13 lbs, and for the lovely price of $4.00. I kid you not. I lolloped right out of the store! (Well, as fast as you can lollop […]

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