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Tag: storytelling

  • My Mega-Church Sunday Visit

    9:02am
    Saint Paul

    “Can you drive?”

    It’s a Sunday morning and I’m just arriving at my cousin’s house.

    “Yeah,” I say. “Hop in!”

    See, my cousin had come over the previous Friday to watch the Olympics opening ceremony.

    And she invited me to join her at a church service where she and her daughters had been attending.

    All I could think is: Religions know how to persuade. Market Research!

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  • I know 2 ways to beat Writer’s Block

    10:16am Friday
    Saint Paul, Minnesota

    “What’s the hardest part about writing?” I ask Ruby.

    “I don’t know…”

    She’s eleven. And this morning, she’s picking up a short story that she’s been writing, on and off, for a few months.

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