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Our next writing group meeting will be on October 14th (Thursday) from 7-9PM at The Night Kitchen in Seattle (Belltown). We are a welcoming group, so please come and share or just listen and participate. Please join us if you want feedback on something you have been working on, are interested in free-writes, just want to gather with other writers ( Read more... )

At breakfast the other day,  in the context of describing her new personal trainer, my boyfriend's mother made a crack about not wanting to "die fat". I replied mildly saying something about how if she did end up dying fat it wasn't the worst fate in the world. The conversation moved smoothly on and I thought nothing of it ( Read more... )

I just wanted to offer a heartfelt thank you to everyone who took the time to read my essay, "Fat is Contagious". I'm flattered by your thoughtful attention to my work. It's the best any writer can hope for ( Read more... )