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		<title>Holiday Blessings</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Nov 2017 15:00:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[This month, like many of us, I&#8217;ve been reflecting on gratitude. I have so many incredible things for which to be grateful: My ever-amazing daughter, Katie, who is my greatest teacher. Her fabulous school, which continues to rock our world. &#8230; <a class="more-link" href="http://cynthiajpatton.com/2017/11/holiday-blessings/">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>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Oct 2017 14:00:23 +0000</pubDate>
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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>
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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>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 10 Sep 2017 14:00:57 +0000</pubDate>
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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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		<title>What I Learned At My Book Launch</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Dec 2016 15:00:36 +0000</pubDate>
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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>Release Party Scheduled for Across An Aqueous Moon</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 27 Nov 2016 15:00:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[After a year and a half of waiting, Finishing Line Press released my first book, Across An Aqueous Moon: Travels in Autism, last month. I am over the moon (no pun intended). I have scheduled a book release party (aka book &#8230; <a class="more-link" href="http://cynthiajpatton.com/2016/11/release-party-scheduled-for-across-an-aqueous-moon/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Happy Thanksgiving</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Nov 2016 15:00:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Katie and I wish you a relaxing and abundant Thanksgiving! I&#8217;m terrifically grateful that Finishing Line Press accepted my manuscript a year ago and released my new chapbook, Across An Aqueous Moon: Travels in Autism, last month. It&#8217;s been an amazing journey into &#8230; <a class="more-link" href="http://cynthiajpatton.com/2016/11/happy-thanksgiving/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>The Waiting Is (Almost) Over</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Sep 2016 14:00:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Last Friday turned out to be a RED LETTER DAY in my crazy, unplanned life. First, my poetry collection, Across An Aqueous Moon: Travels in Autism, was finalized and sent to the printer. It should be ready to ship in &#8230; <a class="more-link" href="http://cynthiajpatton.com/2016/09/the-waiting-is-over/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Final Galleys Are Here!</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Sep 2016 14:00:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The final galleys for Across An Aqueous Moon: Travels in Autism have arrived!! For those of you that don&#8217;t know, galleys are the publisher&#8217;s layout of a forthcoming book. It&#8217;s kind of like the publishing version of a draft. About six weeks &#8230; <a class="more-link" href="http://cynthiajpatton.com/2016/09/final-galleys-are-here/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Galleys for Across An Aqueous Moon Are Here!</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 17 Jul 2016 15:00:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The galleys for Across An Aqueous Moon: Travels in Autism have arrived!! For those of you that don&#8217;t know, galleys are the publisher&#8217;s layout of a forthcoming book. It&#8217;s kind of like the publishing version of a first draft. This &#8230; <a class="more-link" href="http://cynthiajpatton.com/2016/07/galleys-for-across-an-aqueous-moon-are-here/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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