by Tiffany S. Doran Can you believe it’s almost November already? Officially—and unofficially—it’s a “brrrr” month. I say that because here in Virginia, temperatures have
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As writers, we’ve been told over and over that our characters must undergo some kind of change by the end of the story. But is
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by Allison Marie Conway Art & Soul Only Way Out Leaning over the counter top painting my toenails a deep raisin, I am wishing I
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