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		<title>Taking the Poetry Plunge</title>
		<link>http://cynthiajpatton.com/2017/06/taking-the-poetryplunge/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Jun 2017 14:00:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cynthia J. Patton</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[After a great deal of thought, I decided to apply for the City’s Poet Laureate position. I did it in part because I didn’t want the program to end. But mostly I did it because there were things I’d hoped &#8230; <a class="more-link" href="http://cynthiajpatton.com/2017/06/taking-the-poetryplunge/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>The Next Poet Laureate?</title>
		<link>http://cynthiajpatton.com/2017/04/the-next-poet-laureate/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 27 Apr 2017 14:00:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cynthia J. Patton</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Back in early March, I attended the Ravenswood Poetry Series. After listening to D. A. Powell read his beautiful, lyric work, we broke for a brief intermission. Kay Speaks, a local poet, greeted me as I nibbled on a cookie. &#8230; <a class="more-link" href="http://cynthiajpatton.com/2017/04/the-next-poet-laureate/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>The Writer&#8217;s March Challenge 2017&#8211;An Update</title>
		<link>http://cynthiajpatton.com/2017/04/the-writers-march-challenge-2017-an-update/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 06 Apr 2017 14:00:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cynthia J. Patton</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[On March 31st, A Writer&#8217;s March 2017 ended. A guest blogger, Bob Sabatini, wrote the final post entitled, &#8220;It&#8217;s Over! (Whew!).&#8221; Bob&#8217;s post nicely sums up my feelings on this year&#8217;s writing challenge. You can read it here. Afterwards, the &#8230; <a class="more-link" href="http://cynthiajpatton.com/2017/04/the-writers-march-challenge-2017-an-update/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Second Guest Post on A Writer&#8217;s March</title>
		<link>http://cynthiajpatton.com/2017/04/second-guest-post-on-a-writers-march/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 02 Apr 2017 14:00:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cynthia J. Patton</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This year, in addition to participating in A Writer’s March, I contributed two guest posts. Here is the second of my posts: Fallow Fields The writers who have participated in A Writer&#8217;s March over the years are an amazing bunch. I&#8217;m honored &#8230; <a class="more-link" href="http://cynthiajpatton.com/2017/04/second-guest-post-on-a-writers-march/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Guest Post on A Writer&#8217;s March</title>
		<link>http://cynthiajpatton.com/2017/03/guest-post-on-a-writers-march/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 19 Mar 2017 14:00:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cynthia J. Patton</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This year, in addition to participating in A Writer’s March, I&#8217;m doing two guest posts. I&#8217;ve joked with friends for years that writing is much like online dating. Well, A Writer&#8217;s March founder Samantha Tetangco challenged me to prove it in an essay. &#8230; <a class="more-link" href="http://cynthiajpatton.com/2017/03/guest-post-on-a-writers-march/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>The Writer&#8217;s March Challenge 2017</title>
		<link>http://cynthiajpatton.com/2017/03/the-writers-march-challenge-2017/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Mar 2017 15:00:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cynthia J. Patton</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Maybe it’s the lawyer in me, but I’ve always been a sucker for a good challenge. So I’ve decided to particpate once again in A Writer’s March as a way to get myself back into a more consistent (i.e., daily) writing routine. A &#8230; <a class="more-link" href="http://cynthiajpatton.com/2017/03/the-writers-march-challenge-2017/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>What I Learned At My Book Launch</title>
		<link>http://cynthiajpatton.com/2016/12/what-i-learned-at-my-book-launch/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Dec 2016 15:00:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cynthia J. Patton</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Last Sunday I had my book release party at Swirl on the Square, a stylish local wine bar. I’ve never has a book published, so I’ve never has a release party. Or a book launch, for that matter. I had &#8230; <a class="more-link" href="http://cynthiajpatton.com/2016/12/what-i-learned-at-my-book-launch/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Embracing Fire</title>
		<link>http://cynthiajpatton.com/2015/10/learning-to-love-fire/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2015 14:00:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cynthia J. Patton</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve written before that I&#8217;m an Aries, which is a fire sign, born in the Year of the Dragon (more fire). I&#8217;m also a rare INTJ in Meyers-Briggs terminology, which Newstrology converts to a dragon (still more fire). Could the &#8230; <a class="more-link" href="http://cynthiajpatton.com/2015/10/learning-to-love-fire/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>An Unexpected Detour</title>
		<link>http://cynthiajpatton.com/2015/03/an-unexpected-detour/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Mar 2015 14:00:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cynthia J. Patton</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Back in November 2014, I launched my second push to complete the third draft of my memoir. My goal was to edit the first 100 pages and rewrite the second 100 pages. By the end of the year I planned &#8230; <a class="more-link" href="http://cynthiajpatton.com/2015/03/an-unexpected-detour/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Let&#8217;s Put the Awe Back in Awesome</title>
		<link>http://cynthiajpatton.com/2014/12/lets-put-the-awe-back-in-awesome/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Dec 2014 15:00:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cynthia J. Patton</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Welcome to another Tuesday with TED. Today we have the multi-talented Jill Shargaa. A seasoned comedian, she is also an illustrator and designer who brings a pulp sensibility to her work. Shargaa’s comedy career took off in 1979, when she &#8230; <a class="more-link" href="http://cynthiajpatton.com/2014/12/lets-put-the-awe-back-in-awesome/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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