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One of Us — I’m Pretty Sure, Anyway

by Martin FitzPatrick I turned on the car radio in time  to hear the last minute or so  of “Sweet Emotion”; then the DJ  came on and said, “Some Aerosmith here  this morning . . . one of my favorite  teachable moments of this year— I learned a few months ago that there’s  an Aerosmith cover band in Europe  called . . . wait for it . . . Eurosmith.”   Now,…

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The Penmen Profile: “So Many Africas” Author Jill Kandel

by Rebecca LeBoeuf Creative nonfiction writer and memoirist Jill Kandel traveled the world and now writes about those experiences. Kandel first submitted her book, “So Many Africas: Six Years in a Zambian Village,” to Autumn House Press‘ full manuscript competition. After winning the Creative Nonfiction Award in 2014 and being published a  year…

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