Writing Life Archives

UCLA–Back to the Research Library

I returned to UCLA’s University Research Library recently to finish my research on A Poppy in Remembrance. (Back in the dark…
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Some of you know the lyrics: “Now’s the time to say goodbye to all our company . . . “ That…
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What’s in a name? That which we call a rose By any other name would smell as sweet . ….
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Pruning words from my most recent text consumes a lot of time. It’s made me consider how often I, among…
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The value of recasting the middle–of both your manuscript and your life.

Killing my darlings is the order of the day. The term, “killing my darlings,” has been attributed to a number…
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