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marsha saylor's avatar

Alice at our local Madison Books in Seattle your book was #23 for the entire year fiction and non fiction!!! Many easterners who know Maine and the far coast well. Plus two 80 year old spunky heroines helps

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Ruth Franklin's avatar

Love, love, love this post.

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Taryn's avatar

I love Ferrante’s books. Your seminar students are lucky to be studying them with you. As for my “rule” it would be journaling weekly, if possible. Not only does it help me to sort out “life stuff” but it also allows me to write for nobody but me.

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Nancy Star's avatar

There is so much generosity here. Yes to everything you said. ❤️

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Gina Burton's avatar

Wow! A seminar on the Neapolitan novels! Are the sessions closed or can we see them somewhere?

I’d never heard of formalized rules for life. Thanks for sharing This Year Try Organizing... I think I might, and will certainly share it with my hubby who recently retired and has yet to find his groove.

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Alice Elliott Dark's avatar

I'm sorry but it's in the context of a graduate program and closed. I'd love to hear about how you do with writing a rule. I think it's a great assessment.

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