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Thoughtful Thursday

Posted on December 29, 2022December 29, 2022

Thoughtful Thursday, Episode 146

This week’s #ThoughtfulThursday comes from Patricia Twomey Ryan’s short memoir piece ‘Oatmeal’. 
Posted on December 22, 2022

Thoughtful Thursday, Episode 145

This week, we’re making #ThoughtfulThursday festive (and tasty) with this passage from Charles Dickens’s ‘A Christmas Carol.’ Happy Holidays!
Posted on December 15, 2022

Thoughtful Thursday, Episode 144

In this week’s #ThoughtfulThursday, Alex shares a passage from Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni’s novel ‘The Mistress of Spices.’

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Some #mondaymotivation from Ruth Ozeki's 'The Book Some #mondaymotivation from Ruth Ozeki's 'The Book of Form and Emptiness.'
Learn all about the craft of bringing the world to Learn all about the craft of bringing the world to your readers' door in our 10-week Travel Writing workshop! ✈️📍
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