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		<title>Modern Upstate Parent Magazine</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Feb 2011 16:55:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Davina Black</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Okay, so I went to the new writers meeting, but was greatly disappointed that the interests of the magazine differed from my own. I wish them all the best, but I couldn&#8217;t stand to see my name associated with the subjects they planned to cover. Of course I&#8217;m disappointed that the job wasn&#8217;t what I [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=davinablack.wordpress.com&amp;blog=9385935&amp;post=171&amp;subd=davinablack&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Modern Upstate Family Magazine</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 28 Jan 2011 17:46:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Davina Black</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Yesterday, after fumbling around on craigslist.org, sifting through administrative assistant advertisements, I found a writing job. A new magazine, called Modern Upstate Family, posted an advertisement for writers and columnists. I applied immediately and sent out texts to my family to ask for their prayers. Today I planned to call and confirm that the editor-in-chief [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=davinablack.wordpress.com&amp;blog=9385935&amp;post=167&amp;subd=davinablack&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Walks with Men</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Nov 2010 17:09:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Davina Black</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Ann Beattie]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Best American Short Stories of the Century]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[PEN/Malamud Award]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve recently finished reading Walks with Men, by Ann Beattie. The novella follows a young woman through two dysfunctional relationships. My favorite thing about this book is the character of Neil. He is a prick, to say the least, but Ann&#8217;s portrayal is interesting! Neil is an older, married man who approaches Jane, the main [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=davinablack.wordpress.com&amp;blog=9385935&amp;post=158&amp;subd=davinablack&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Sex</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Aug 2010 13:05:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Davina Black</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Christine Caine]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[sex trafficking]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Taken]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Sex is a part of everything, isn&#8217;t it? Lately I&#8217;ve been watching movies like &#8220;Taken&#8221; and &#8220;Trade&#8221; which deal with illegal sex trafficking, not that there is a legal sex trafficking. This topic can&#8217;t help but impact even the hardest of hearts, and mine is no exception, especially after a speaker came to our church [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=davinablack.wordpress.com&amp;blog=9385935&amp;post=152&amp;subd=davinablack&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Writing with Parents</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Aug 2010 02:42:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Davina Black</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Non-Fiction]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[conscience]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[parents]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Roquefort]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[writer's fright]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Parents, I know you&#8217;re reading this. That thought hovers above my shoulder, whispering in my ear, while I write. It didn&#8217;t use to. In elementary school when I would lock myself in my room after a long day, pull out a notepad and write for hours, I wrote to entertain myself. Later in college, I [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=davinablack.wordpress.com&amp;blog=9385935&amp;post=150&amp;subd=davinablack&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Deadline Extension</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Aug 2010 02:11:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Davina Black</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[So&#8230;for those of you following my progress, you have surely noticed that I am 7% done with my 100,000 words which were to be finished by September 1, 2010 (see date of post). I am henceforth extending the deadline by one year in hopes that I will summon the discipline required to further my career. [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=davinablack.wordpress.com&amp;blog=9385935&amp;post=144&amp;subd=davinablack&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>I never thought I&#8217;d&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://davinablack.wordpress.com/2010/08/15/i-never-thought-id/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Aug 2010 01:58:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Davina Black</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Contests]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Life Lessons essay contest]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Real Simple Magazine]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I cannot believe that it&#8217;s time for the next Real Simple Essay Contest!  I feel like I just submitted last years. As you know, my essay wasn&#8217;t chosen, but I will not let that defeat me. This year the prompt is: &#8220;I never thought I&#8217;d&#8230;&#8221;. The essay is supposed to be about a risk that [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=davinablack.wordpress.com&amp;blog=9385935&amp;post=140&amp;subd=davinablack&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Still Standing</title>
		<link>http://davinablack.wordpress.com/2010/08/15/still-standing/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Aug 2010 01:54:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Davina Black</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Carrie Prejean]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Donald Trump]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Gay Marriage]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Miss California]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[My latest read is &#8220;Still Standing: The Untold Story of My Fight Against Gossip, Hate, and Political Attacks,&#8221; by Carrie Prejean. When I picked it up at the library, I had never heard of Carrie Prejean and I expected this to be a biography of a former beauty contestant. It wasn&#8217;t! How had I never [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=davinablack.wordpress.com&amp;blog=9385935&amp;post=136&amp;subd=davinablack&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Honeybee</title>
		<link>http://davinablack.wordpress.com/2010/06/21/honeybee/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Jun 2010 23:16:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Davina Black</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Animal Vegetable Miracle]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Barbara Kingsolver]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[C. Marina Marchese]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Farmer's Market]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Honeybee: Lessons from an Accidental Beekeeper]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[I have just finished the book &#8220;Honeybee: Lessons from an Accidental Beekeeper&#8221; by C. Marina Marchese.  It was a fun summer read and has me interested in buying local honey instead of the stuff from WalMart. Marchese is the founder and owner of Red Bee Honey and I believe she has hopes of honey becoming [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=davinablack.wordpress.com&amp;blog=9385935&amp;post=133&amp;subd=davinablack&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Reset by Kurt Andersen</title>
		<link>http://davinablack.wordpress.com/2010/06/01/reset-by-kurt-andersen/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Jun 2010 15:13:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Davina Black</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[book review]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Today I am reviewing the non-fiction book, Reset: How This Crisis Can Restore Our Values and Renew America, by Kurt Andersen. I was drawn to this book partly because I&#8217;m reviewing it for July, America&#8217;s month of patriotism, and the title was very intriguing. It&#8217;s interesting to hear others talk about this recession and the [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=davinablack.wordpress.com&amp;blog=9385935&amp;post=125&amp;subd=davinablack&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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