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Catching Magic – How a 2016 vacation became the setting of my 2021 manuscript
In 2016, I sat on the rocks in Vernazza’s harbor and told my husband, “I don’t even know how I’d describe this place to someone. It’d have to be a book.” In 2021, I wrote the manuscript for a story that wasn’t yet in my head on that 2016 trip but aimed to capture and…
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The impossible task of “hanging in there”
Harald Riise is the man who holds the world record for longest dead hang from a pull-up bar, and his story is pretty incredible. Riise has cerebral palsy and has been in a wheelchair since childhood. He started wheelchair athletics when he got his first handcycle at twelve years old. Later, he became known for…
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Dissent
Wine recommendation for this post: In raising a glass to toast the late, great Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg I might suggest a kosher wine representing her Jewish heritage. Yarden Cabernet Sauvignon from the Golan Heights winery is a 91 point standard bearer for excellent, imported, Israeli red wine. Actually, there’s nothing to suggest RBG strictly…
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