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First They Came for the Jews. They’re Still Coming.

First They Came for the Jews. They’re Still Coming.

Anti-refugee sentiment is wrong, whether aimed at the Jews during World War II or the Muslims today. Don’t believe anti-Semitism is a thing of the past, however.

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Write Part of My Memoir in November, Day 20:  Hacks and Flacks

Write Part of My Memoir in November, Day 20: Hacks and Flacks

In writing, as in life, sometimes the perfect is the enemy of the good.

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Write Part of My Memoir in November, Day 19: The Present Is Postscript

Write Part of My Memoir in November, Day 19: The Present Is Postscript

With knowledge comes responsibility — and an urge to revise your manuscript. Stop me before I learn again.

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Write Part of My Memoir In November, Day 18: My Dog & Marcel Proust

Write Part of My Memoir In November, Day 18: My Dog & Marcel Proust

What do Marcel Proust, a small Tucson dog, and cold sesame noodles have in common? Read on.

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Write Part of My Memoir in November, Day 17: The Logic of Memory

Write Part of My Memoir in November, Day 17: The Logic of Memory

Logic, not the power of concentration or the poetry of free association, often helps me remember events from the past. What works for you?

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Write Part of My Memoir in November, Day 16: Paris Edition

Write Part of My Memoir in November, Day 16: Paris Edition

My own private Paris, from the fantasies I had about the city as a French-studying high school student to the realities of Friday’s violence.

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WriPaMyMemNov, Day 15: When Imposter Syndrome Isn’t Imaginary

WriPaMyMemNov, Day 15: When Imposter Syndrome Isn’t Imaginary

How I got my first travel writing assignment: An excerpt from Getting Naked for Money.

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Write Part of My Memoir in November, Day 14: Writer as Serial Monogomist

Write Part of My Memoir in November, Day 14: Writer as Serial Monogomist

Don’t call me a dilettante because I like to shift writing topics. I am, instead, a literary serial monogamist.

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Write Part of My Memoir in November, Day 13: No Laurel Resting

Write Part of My Memoir in November, Day 13: No Laurel Resting

Why can’t I just enjoy finishing a chapter? Why do I have to write the rest of my book? These are questions for which I know the answer, but I am required to ask.

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Write Part of My Memoir in November, Day 12: Progress Report

Write Part of My Memoir in November, Day 12: Progress Report

When the going gets tough, the tough post statistics: 12 out of 16 chapters are more or less finished. And now I have a plug in to nag me.

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Write Part of My Memoir in November, Day 11: Beware Those Family Stories

Write Part of My Memoir in November, Day 11: Beware Those Family Stories

Those family stories you’re accustomed to hearing about yourself? They may not be true — or only partially. Check it out.

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Write Part of My Memoir in November, Day 9: Confidence Game, Pt. 2

Write Part of My Memoir in November, Day 9: Confidence Game, Pt. 2

A semi-scatological contemplation of confidence, aging, and the bitchiness of karma.

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