In the spring and early summer of 1994, I was a sophomore in college. I spent the late semester gnashing my teeth about who got which solo parts in the orchestra, and my summer working on the farm. I was aware enough of the world to know something awful was going on in a country…
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The Balance Between Authenticity and TMI
I’ve spent my writing time the last several days researching literary agents. When you Google someone’s name, you get a lot of clutter, but if you take the time, you can often get a good sense of who they are by the things they say online. For an author hoping to find someone to represent…
Read MoreMama’s On Live Radio! Quick, Time to Run Away!
Early in March, I participated in the local Children’s Miracle Network radiothon benefiting what we call in our house “Julianna’s hospital.” I’ve been meaning to write about it ever since, but I kept hoping I’d get my hands on all the photo files I wanted to share. But I finally decided to go with what…
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The other night, Christian and I watched “Righteous Kill.” For those who aren’t familiar with it, the movie stars Robert DeNiro and Al Pacino as New York police officers tied up in catching a serial killer who knocks off Bad Guys who got away with their crimes. The movie starts with DeNiro, a jaded, volatile…
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When I launched http://www.columbiadownsyndromesupport.com a couple of weeks ago, I asked everyone I knew to link to it and visit it. My mother is a state rep, and she has a distribution list of mammoth proportions, so she bcc’d the entire universe. Or at least, the entire 22nd District. J I received an email…
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Kathleen M. Basi 