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Archives for September 2011

Googling Nudists & Other Vulnerabilities

September 29, 2011 by Caryn 3 Comments

Googling Nudists & Other Vulnerabilities

As I’ve been interviewed about Grumble Hallelujah, I almost always asked two questions: 1. Where did the title from? And 2. How was it to write the very vulnerable opening story about crying on the kitchen floor? The first question is easy enough to answer. I even write about it in my acknowledgments (I was […]

Filed Under: Books, Life, Muse to Amuse, Writing Tagged With: featured

On Top of My Game…?

September 6, 2011 by Caryn Leave a Comment

On Top of My Game…?

Last week, I was taken aback last week when an old friend messaged me to say he’d been both touched and surprised by a radio interview of mine in which I talked openly about dealing with the disappointments and heartaches of my recent life. “You always seem so on top of you game,” he wrote. […]

Filed Under: Books, competition, Life Tagged With: featured

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