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Reader Comment: More Thoughts on the Foxes
My favorite part of running this blog, by miles and miles, is reading the comments. Sometimes they make me laugh, sometimes they make me think, and sometimes they are very moving. Often it’s all of the above. And then there are those that make me proud. Because they say flattering things about the writing (thank you, everyone!). Or Continue reading
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Today’s Comment of the Week: Backhanded Compliments
Wonderful Reader RR listens to Episode 4 of The Jacke Wilson Show and writes: I had to giggle at ‘easier to follow’. Ah yes! This was where I noted that my friend’s response to a particular story was that the story was “easier to follow” than one of my other stories. Easier to follow! Because I wanted Continue reading
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Today’s Comments of the Week: The Foxes (And Some Good News for Jacke!)
I’m very pleased to announce that my post The Offering (A History of Jacke Wilson in 100 Objects #26) has been selected for WordPress’s Freshly Pressed showcase feature. Hooray! There it is, right between a terrific post about the new black stormtrooper in the next Star Wars installment and a post from Longreads (a wonderful Continue reading
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“Help! My family hates my pen name!”: The Response
Wonderful Readers! You have proven yourselves to be some of the wisest and most thoughtful people I “know.” Yesterday I posted a comment from a Wonderful Reader struggling with her family’s objection to her pen name. She had an interesting twist on the issue – and your comments were amazing. For everyone who’s arriving late to Continue reading
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Today’s Comment of the Week: The Paralegal Checks In
Wonderful Reader K.C. writes: The Promotion is definitely my next read. My “day” job is as a paralegal and the description is genius. Can’t wait to read. Oh boy! A paralegal! Reading about “when big law meets big trouble…” This should be interesting… It kind of reminds me of that time I walked into the Continue reading
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Today’s Comment of the Week: About Those Vampires…
Yesterday I posted about the Magic of Storytelling. Yes, I got a full head of steam going on that one (it happens!), and we definitely achieved liftoff. Fortunately, Wonderful Reader Rain, Rain was there to keep the post anchored in the comments. To make one of my points, I asked readers to fill in the blanks Continue reading
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