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		<title>A String of Firsts</title>
		<link>http://cynthiajpatton.com/2018/06/a-string-of-firsts/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 28 Jun 2018 15:00:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cynthia J. Patton</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Last weekend, I coordinated Poetry Day at the Alameda County Fair. (I know, who knew?) in the morning, I hosted an open mic for all the poets whose work was accepted and displayed at the Fair, plus in the afternoon, &#8230; <a class="more-link" href="http://cynthiajpatton.com/2018/06/a-string-of-firsts/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Letting Go of Practicality</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Mar 2018 15:00:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cynthia J. Patton</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[One of the coolest things about Christopher, my new boyfriend, is that he never tells me to think smaller or be more—dare I say it—practical. He calmly nods and says, “Yes, you can do that.” So when I told him &#8230; <a class="more-link" href="http://cynthiajpatton.com/2018/03/letting-go-of-practicality/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Cha&#8230;cha&#8230;changes</title>
		<link>http://cynthiajpatton.com/2018/02/cha-cha-changes/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Feb 2018 15:00:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cynthia J. Patton</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[No sooner had Christopher and I started dating, than other changes started flooding in. First, Lora, one of our terrific new weekend/evening sitters, announced that she was going back to school to become a nurse. Her anatomy class fell on &#8230; <a class="more-link" href="http://cynthiajpatton.com/2018/02/cha-cha-changes/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Trust the Process, Part 2</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Feb 2018 15:00:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cynthia J. Patton</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[After walking the labyrinth, I grabbed some hot chocolate and stood in the peaceful courtyard, talking to friends. They all commented on how beautifully my daughter had waited. For whatever reason, Katie has always loved attending the labyrinth ceremony. Tonight &#8230; <a class="more-link" href="http://cynthiajpatton.com/2018/02/trust-the-process-part-2/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Trust the Process, Part 1</title>
		<link>http://cynthiajpatton.com/2018/01/trust-the-process-part-1/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Jan 2018 15:00:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cynthia J. Patton</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[By early December 2017, I had decided to let Raymond, the man I thought I&#8217;d waited for all these years, go. But letting go is never easy. Yes, I was miserable. Yes, I hadn&#8217;t seen him in over four months, &#8230; <a class="more-link" href="http://cynthiajpatton.com/2018/01/trust-the-process-part-1/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Dating Daze, Part 2</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Jan 2018 15:00:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cynthia J. Patton</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[After I sent Raymond my bold email, I didn&#8217;t hear back for two days. I worried that maybe I&#8217;d been too forward. But then I received a message: Ha! Okay. What are doing later this week? We were both free &#8230; <a class="more-link" href="http://cynthiajpatton.com/2018/01/dating-daze-part-2/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Dating Daze, Part 1</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Jan 2018 15:00:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cynthia J. Patton</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Back in November, when I was in Truckee with my college girlfriends (you can read about that here and here and here), I entertained my long-married friends with dramatic dating tales. As always, they were enthralled. I filled them in &#8230; <a class="more-link" href="http://cynthiajpatton.com/2018/01/dating-daze-part-1/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Tomorrow I&#8217;m Reading at the Livermore Library</title>
		<link>http://cynthiajpatton.com/2017/10/tomorrow-im-reading-at-the-livermore-library/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Oct 2017 14:00:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cynthia J. Patton</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Tomorrow I will be reading at the Civic Center Library in Livermore, California as part of the Library&#8217;s Friends, Authors, and Arts Series. The event is called An Evening with the New Poet Laureate and will take place from 7 to &#8230; <a class="more-link" href="http://cynthiajpatton.com/2017/10/tomorrow-im-reading-at-the-livermore-library/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Reading at Livermore Library in Two Weeks!</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Oct 2017 14:00:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cynthia J. Patton</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In two weeks, I will be reading at the Civic Center Library in Livermore California as part of the Library&#8217;s Friends, Authors, and Arts Series. The event is called An Evening with the New Poet Laureate and will be held &#8230; <a class="more-link" href="http://cynthiajpatton.com/2017/10/reading-at-livermore-library-in-two-weeks/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Reading at Livermore Civic Center Library</title>
		<link>http://cynthiajpatton.com/2017/09/reading-at-livermore-civic-center-library/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 10 Sep 2017 14:00:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cynthia J. Patton</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;m excited to announce that I will be reading at the Civic Center Library in Livermore California as part of the Library&#8217;s Friends, Authors, and Arts Series. The event is called An Evening with the New Poet Laureate and will &#8230; <a class="more-link" href="http://cynthiajpatton.com/2017/09/reading-at-livermore-civic-center-library/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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