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What You Should Tell Yourself Everyday Because Life is Short

What You Should Tell Yourself Everyday Because Life is Short

life in the midwestKayla UpdikeJune 6, 2017Comment

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Life of a working writer means you write your morning pages in your work boots because you're going to be playing in the dirt for the rest of the day. Happy Wednesday.
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My down time since returning to work: knitting and computer at the kitchen table. I am a writer but I'm still among the heroic throes of the 9-5ers, the work force that jams up traffic at seven in the morning and five in the evening. I say heroic bec

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