The Super Kiss Originally uploaded by Mild Mannered Photographer I’ve been reading a lot lately as part of my major summer writing project—namely, to get my novel submission package in order and start sending it out. This involves a lot of market research, which means reading a lot of novels. As enjoyable a job as…
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When life intersects art, it’s not always a pleasant meeting
Last night, my critique group finished reviewing my new novel. In An Instant is the story of a young widowed mother trying to balance parenthood with the desire to find self-fulfillment in a career—not to mention a fulfilling love relationship. Several drafts ago, I put the story before a group of three extremely liberated…
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For all you medical types out there, can you tell me why you need the words “intubate” and “extubate”? How much harder is it to say “Remove the tube”? Julianna and I left the Pediatric ICU yesterday. In the last nine days I have learned a lot of new terms. Sats. Leads. PEEP. Pressure control.…
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Kathleen M. Basi 