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“Selling Yourself”
“Selling Yourself” Where I come from, there was another name for women who did that, and it wasn’t “sex worker.” Although writing Confessions of a Young Philosopher sometimes felt like being crucified near an ant hill – compared to marketing, … Continue reading
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“Proof of Heaven”
“Proof of Heaven” We are in Riverside, California, having arrived from Phoenix, Arizona, where we had a five-minute TV appearance on Pat McMahon’s show, The Morning Scramble. Jerry had had his first radio interview with Pat, an hour-long substantive conversation … Continue reading
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“The Suffering of the Situation”
“The Suffering of the Situation” While the record snowfall piled up, higher than my shoulders where it touched the house in some corners, I was not thinking how beautiful it all was. I was not breaking out the marshmallows to … Continue reading →