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By Joshua Mei-Ling Dubrau It was inevitable, I suppose, that the first Southerly blog post of 2014 should involve the

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Just how innocent are our writing positions? Are the words we write a life-giving or a life- taking tool? Does

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by Kathryn Heyman “It is not enough to possess a virtue as if it is an art; it should be

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by Kathryn Heyman In our culture, vice is sexier than virtue. The Seven Deadly Sins are the fun guys. Greed,

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by Kathryn Heyman When asked that question, Isaac Asimov  famously replied with: “For the same reason I breathe.”  I love

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By Kathryn Heyman At almost every party, there is someone who wants to be a writer. When they retire, they

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by Walter Mason Year by year I become more conscious that I commit less and less to memory. I was

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by Walter Mason This is my secret confession. When I was 17 I discovered a collection of biographical stories of

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