Month: July 2012
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Once when I was visiting my parents in Houston, we went to our favorite noodle shop in Chinatown for lunch. As we stood in line to order, someone called out to me, using my childhood nickname. I turned to find a well-dressed man sitting at a table with an older woman. Both of them waved.…
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This past Thursday marked the first ever #NALitChat — a weekly Twitter discussion about New Adult literature (modeled after the popular #YALitChat on Wed nights). Moderators led us through a 5-question agenda — what is NA, who writes it, who publishes it, etc. — and a thoughtful, lively conversation ensued. I’m looking forward to more in the future.…
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Bloggers Beware: You CAN Get Sued For Using Pics on Your Blog by Roni Loren You are violating copyright if you have not gotten express PERMISSION from the copyright holder OR are using pics that are public domain, Creative Commons, etc. I didn’t know better and I had to learn the hard way. So I want to…
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I first heard of Empire Records in 7th grade Spanish class. I have no idea why we were watching it. (In English, no less.) Maybe Señora Clark had a headache. We were good at giving her those. Anyway, I didn’t pay much attention at that time, because everyone in my class seemed to think it…