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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>Hope Is a Funny Thing</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Feb 2017 15:00:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cynthia J. Patton</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hope is a funny thing. Just when you think it’s gone, you find it in the most unlikely place. I’ll give you an example. Back on Election Day 2016, I squeezed into a white pantsuit. Normally I vote with an &#8230; <a class="more-link" href="http://cynthiajpatton.com/2017/02/hope-is-a-funny-thing/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>An Uncertain 2017</title>
		<link>http://cynthiajpatton.com/2017/01/an-uncertain-2017/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Jan 2017 15:00:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cynthia J. Patton</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Autism]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s been a grueling two months. First there was the election and it&#8217;s aftermath. An acquaintance called it similar to a pandemic: sudden, shocking, and widespread. It&#8217;s the best description I&#8217;ve heard so far, although I&#8217;d prefer an element of &#8230; <a class="more-link" href="http://cynthiajpatton.com/2017/01/an-uncertain-2017/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Hope Blooms</title>
		<link>http://cynthiajpatton.com/2016/12/hope-blooms/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Dec 2016 15:00:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cynthia J. Patton</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Autism]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Across An Aqueous Moon: Travels in Autism]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[It’s hard to have hope after the most qualified woman—technically the most qualified person, male or female, in decades—loses an election to a compulsive liar without an ounce of relevant governmental experience. But something about the fear and the shock, &#8230; <a class="more-link" href="http://cynthiajpatton.com/2016/12/hope-blooms/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>School Update #1</title>
		<link>http://cynthiajpatton.com/2016/11/school-update-1/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Nov 2016 15:00:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cynthia J. Patton</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Autism]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Four weeks ago, my daughter started at Open Mind School. So far, it’s been terrific, and every day I am more convinced that I made the correct decision when I placed Katie there. Here’s the message that I received after &#8230; <a class="more-link" href="http://cynthiajpatton.com/2016/11/school-update-1/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>What&#8217;s the Problem?</title>
		<link>http://cynthiajpatton.com/2016/10/whats-the-problem/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 27 Oct 2016 14:00:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cynthia J. Patton</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Sometimes I wonder, is the problem me? Other parents have special education horror stories, but no one has twisted tales of terror like mine and my daughter&#8217;s. Am I a bad parent? A poor advocate? But no, I have moved &#8230; <a class="more-link" href="http://cynthiajpatton.com/2016/10/whats-the-problem/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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