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Author Interview: Nelly Buchet on Mindfulness & Humor

Posted on April 28, 2022April 27, 2022

By Gayleen Rabakukk

Journaling has been part of my daily routine for many years, a way of giving myself space to reflect on the page. I fully embraced how it bolstered my creativity and nourished my writer brain. Then in 2020 I found myself coping with stress on multiple fronts: global pandemic, navigating the virtual world,

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The Power of Poetry: Carol McAfee Shares Five Cool Things about Poetry

Posted on April 21, 2022April 21, 2022

By Carol McAfee

Spotlight image by Taha on Unsplash

Today I want to talk to you about poetry.

You may not consider yourself a poet. You may be scared of poetry in the way I am wary of numbers and higher math, so much so that I would join the witness protection program to avoid them.

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New Voice & Giveaway: Maggie Lehrman on The Cost of All Things

New Voice & Giveaway: Maggie Lehrman on The Cost of All Things

Posted on May 13, 2015January 4, 2019

By Cynthia Leitich Smith

Maggie Lehrman is the first-time author of The Cost of All Things (Balzer + Bray/HarperCollins, 2015). From the promotional copy:

What would you pay to cure your heartbreak?


Banish your sadness?


Transform your looks?

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Cynsations Staff: Publisher: Cynthia Leitich Smith; Editor-in-Chief/Author’s Assistant Gayleen Rabakukk; Intern Suma Subramaniam; Intern AJ Eversole; Intern Mitu Malhotra; Industry News Reporter Gail Vannelli.

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