Tag: amwriting
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Suffering Doesn’t Equal Great Art
I fell in love with writing in the third grade. My teacher assigned us to finish a story- I think it was about camping- and I wrote page after page. I was hooked. When was in grade school, I liked to write longer stories. Around the time I was in junior high, my angst kicked…
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Falling in Love, City After City
The phone jolted me awake. It was 2:45 a.m., the earliest I’ve set an alarm. I’ve certainly been up that late, but to be mobile and functioning at this hour seems insane. The cab calls my phone at 3:15, and I say, “I’ll be right out.” My dachshund Max Wiener has realized something is up.…
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How to De-stress and Live a Perfectly, Imperfect Life
“Screws fall out all the time, the world is an imperfect place.” -John Bender from The Breakfast Club I flicked on the light in the dining room and caught a glimpse of something on the table. “Oh shit.” There was a small puddle forming on the dining room table. I looked up and saw the…
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7 Things You Need to Know About Music Festivals that I learned at Bon Iver’s Eaux Claire Fest
Last weekend, I attended the inaugural Eaux Claire Fest in Eau Claire, WI. (We are all just assuming at this point there will be another one.) The festival was the brainchild of Bon Iver front man Justin Vernon and co-curator Aaron Dessner of The National. They planned a music festival with various genres of music,…
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“Don’t Call Yourself a Writer” and Other Advice from Copyblogger CEO Brian Clark
Last week, we had Brian Clark as a guest speaker in my copywriting class. He is kinda a big deal. Brian Clark is the founder and CEO of Copyblogger.com. He is incredibly influential in the copywriting world. I was excited and nervous. Excited because I’ve decided I want to be a copywriter. Hearing Clark speak…
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Lessons in Femininity and Combat Boots
I remember exactly what I wore to my first Ani Difranco concert. It was my junior year of high school. A group of us bought tickets to Ani’s show in Cedar Rapids. The popularity of Ani Difranco in my small hometown of Hudson, IA was a little suspect. I mean, how did we hear about…
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