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Here One Moment
A pair of newlyweds still in their wedding clothes, a father enslaved to his “utilization rate” at work, a stay-at-home mother in the throws of small babies, a retired couple enjoying an adventure through the country, a young man with his arm in a sling returning from a friend’s funeral, a vibrant flight attendant, and…
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Unmask Alice
One of my favorite things about non-fiction is the fatalistic way things seem to fall into place, like threads stitching in real time to create the outcome we expect… In Unmask Alice, Emerson does a great job providing the historical context for the maelstrom of unfortunate events that developed Go Ask Alice.
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How to Receive a Miracle
Step 1: Find yourself in an impossibly desperate situation, like a wedding quickly running out of wine (or, in our case, a NICU waiting room). Step 2: Have an existential crisis. Step 3: Rely on hope, faith, friends, family, and community–accept any prayers or well wishes you’re offered, as beggars cannot (and should not) be…
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Book Preview – Two Shades of Blue
For Detective Lieutenant Emma Tiernan, murder’s been her business for too long. Just as she’s looking forward to early retirement, she is assigned a disturbing new homicide – and an unwelcome new partner, stretching her boundaries to their limit. Beautiful rookie detective Sasha Garnier is as infuriating as she is impressive, and the combination wreaks…
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Deconstructing Design: Joy in a World Where ‘Wild Things Will Roam’
I ran a poll several months ago to ask what scene(s), if any, readers might want to see deconstructed. One of the suggestions that caught my attention was a snippet that actually happens off screen and spans only two paragraphs, but serves as the height from which the story is dropped in the last quarter.…
Illegibly K.M. West 