Kids and the New …

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In the horse and buggy era, being literate meant knowing how to read and write. Knowing how to interact with other humans was a basic step towards becoming a functioning member of society. However, since then the bar has been raised. Computers have now become so integrated into everything we do, …

Amazon Prime and the …

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So I’ve been enjoying my Kindle Fire for quite a while now. Especially since I travel a lot, having so many books at my fingertips seems to make the unruly airports, cramped plane seating, and tiring waits at restaurants a lot less, well, unruly, cramped, and tiring.

But I’ve stumbled onto …

What do you do with an …

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On Saturday January 12, 2013, I was awarded an MFA in Creative Writing from the Stonecoast MFA Program at the University of Southern Maine. (Pictured above, L-to-R: Allister Timms, Derek Hoffman, Jim Kelly, Amy Tibbetts, Kendall Giles)

There was much rejoicing.

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