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    2 Jun, 2017
    Giving thanks for 5Calls.org, or, How Donald Trump is making me a better citizen
    close to home, first world problems, tech geek, this I believe

    Not too long ago, somebody I followed on Twitter was wondering basically where and how our dystopian novel hero would arise. A decade or so ago it seemed we were

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    17 Jun, 2014
    “My Writing Process” Blog Hop
    artist's life, bookish life, close to home, rants, storytelling, teen issues, the latino thing, writing

    YA writer and dear friend Marlana Antifit tagged me on the writing process blog hop that’s been going around, for which I’m so grateful—I genuinely love being tagged in things

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    24 Jan, 2012
    What’s in (40% of) a name?
    close to home

    I’ve recently undergone a name change. I didn’t have to fill out any forms, and my driver’s license hasn’t changed, but legal forms hardly represent the reality of day to

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    10 Jan, 2012
    Fifteen Years: A Shared Dream
    artist's life, assorted nerdom, blargety-blog, close to home

    Fifteen years ago tonight, my best friend Lisa and I made official a journey that we’d begun months before. On an amazing (but freezing) night, in front of all our

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    1 Jan, 2012
    Fundamentally, We Deliver Ourselves
    books you might enjoy, close to home

    If you look toward the right and down a bit, down where it says “Currently Reading,” you’ll notice that I’m reading a work of nonfiction. Unlike most people, apparently, I

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    31 Dec, 2011
    Survivor Guilt, 2011 Edition
    artist's life, bookish life, close to home

    I’ve been seeing a lot of blog posts around talking about how 2011 was a terrible year, either for the blogger or for the world in general. I’m not so

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    25 Jul, 2011
    The Archetype of the Tortured Artist
    artist's life, close to home

    I wasn’t particularly familiar with Amy Winehouse before her death. I knew the name, and I had the general impression that a lot of the people I respect admired her

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