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Monthly Archives: November 2010

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If It Weren’t For Us Christians

Bobby  Weaver has written the book we’ve all imagined — because we’ve all seen it in action:  the church goer who decides she’s the gatekeeper; the pew sitter who glares if you accidentally slip into his spot before he’s had a chance to plop there; the name callers and finger Read more →

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Fingernails across a chalkboard

I’ve been an editor for over thirty years, and some things drive me crazy. This may not interest you at all. That’s fine, but today my skin crawls from the sound of fingernails raking across the chalkboard. I wish some of the copy editors out there in publishing land would Read more →

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Jane Lebak’s THE BOYS UPSTAIRS

The first time I read one of Jane Lebak’s stories, I wanted to cheer. Jane makes me laugh and sometimes shed a tear or two. But most of all, she challenges me to imagine: What if? When I first read The Guardian, a novel published in 1994 under the name Read more →

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