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Stuff Crisis

I go into the office, to send out an invoice for a magazine article, and to print up a W9 and fax it, in order to get paid for teaching at the Ocean State Writers Conference. In the summer, there’s … Continue reading

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The Message T-Shirts Of Athens

I spend 36 hours getting to Athens, and that isn’t my final destination. The first flight goes relatively well. I exit at London Gatwick at 6:25 AM, having had little sleep due to two chatty Aussie women behind me, young … Continue reading

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Where To Go, What To Do, & How To Have Your Best Summer Ever

I’m standing in my mother’s guest room, having just arrived for Memorial Day, when she says, Norman found these and they’re yours. Norman is my mother’s second husband, a man with an enormous capacity for helping. He’s often doing things … Continue reading

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While I Write The Dummies’ Guide To The Mal Du Siècle

Paris has a bicycle rental system that is dramatically reducing the air pollution there, and it looks like fun. This from our Paris correspondent, Brandon:

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