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from The Writer by Starlight

A blog for fiction readers, writers, and history lovers

Dad Lost and Found

My dad worked his brand of offbeat magic on my mother at their first meeting, a blind date wherein he greeted her with “Shall I impress Superwoman by playing the buffoon, the [...]

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A blog for the global autism community

Dream On: Why Not You?

Here's a portion of a rejection letter I got for the earliest version of Ten Things in 2004: "Your story idea on autism does not meet our needs. We look for pitches [...]

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