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		<title>Mama Interrupted</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Jan 2009 07:14:04 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Interruptions. They seem to punctuate parenthood. They also seem to punctuate working from home. The phone rings at the most inopportune moment, the spouse calling (or texting) to inform you that they have to stay late at the office, the bell rings during the toddler&#8217;s elusive  nap time, the call of &#8220;Mama, Mama, come play [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
		
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		<title>Launch and Signing Party&#8211;Blogging Live-ish</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 18 Oct 2008 19:37:58 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[And we&#8217;re here, at Heritage Perk&#8230;broadcasting and blogging live from the event. Please feel free to join in and comment. Don&#8217;t forget, one lucky person from the Web, among today&#8217;s commenters will be chosen at random will win the matching gift of a mini starter stationery wardrobe, which will be given away today at the [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Shiny! Book Launch and Signing Party!</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 18 Oct 2008 00:22:31 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s official. My latest book, The Right Words for Any Occasion is out, and tomorrow (Saturday, October 18) from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. at Heritage Perk Coffee House in Taylor, Mich. is the Book Launch and Signing Party. Book launches and signing parties being what they are, it usually means that you have to [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>DNC08-Days 2 &#038; 3</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 28 Aug 2008 17:25:48 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Day Two Everyone, by now, knows that Hillary Clinton&#8217;s rallying call last night, to unite behind Obama is history, and that today the delegates will cast their official votes to select the democratic nominee for the Presidential election. But back to last night for a bit. What viewers watching at home can&#8217;t see, is quite [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
		
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		<title>DNC08 Day 1: Personal Reactions</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 26 Aug 2008 16:06:38 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[My husband and I are in Denver at the DNC08 convention, traveling with the Michigan delgataion. This is my first Democratic Convention, and it has been simply amazing. The energy and excitement here is bubbling to say the least. With my husband, now the Democratic nominee for State Rep for our district, we are getting [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
		
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		<title>The Smart One: A Blogstop Book Tour Book Review</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 08 Aug 2008 18:46:23 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Relationships. At its core, that is what Ellen Meister&#8217;s The Smart One is about. Through non-stop action and descriptive language that not only puts you in the scenes physically, but emotionally, Meister unravels a spellbinding story with wit and panache. Starting in media res, living through protagonist Bev&#8217;s interview for a position that could take [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Brandana: A Discredit to Women in Politics</title>
		<link>https://geisswordsmith.wordpress.com/2008/08/01/brandana-a-discredit-to-women-in-politics/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 01 Aug 2008 15:43:23 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[As I watch (and live) the local campaign season, I find myself completely disappointed in one of the Democratic candidates in the race for State Representative for Michigan&#8217;s 22nd district, a seat made vacant by the term-limited Hoon Yung Hopgood.  In full disclosure, one of the candidates happens to be my husband, hence my statement [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>The Summer Cruise&#8211;A Strange Michigan Phenomenon</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 26 Jul 2008 18:52:18 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;m not from Michigan originally. In fact, I&#8217;m from Back East&#8230;Bahstohn&#8230;to be precise. So there are certain Michigan summer traditions that are just anathema to my understanding, things that even after five years of living here, I really still cannot wrap my brain around. Among them are the Summer Cruises. No, no&#8230;not that kind of [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Woo! It&#8217;s the AW Blog Comment Blitz</title>
		<link>https://geisswordsmith.wordpress.com/2008/06/27/woo-its-the-aw-blog-comment-blitz/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Jun 2008 16:28:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[This is one of the most fun things about blogging/writing and hanging out with an awesome group of writers. I participated last year, and it was great to find new blogs to read and comment on (even if I still only lurk now). You know how it goes&#8230;so many great blogs to read&#8230;so little time, [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Book review: Apologies Forthcoming by Xujun Eberlein</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Jun 2008 10:31:58 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[A Blog Stop Book Tour Book Review by Erika-Marie S. Geiss The stories in Xujun Eberlein&#8217;s Apologies Forthcoming (Livingston Press, 2008 ) are a remarkable display of historical fiction where lyrical and vivid imagery  punctuate the socio-political climate of post-Cultural Revolution China. Eberlein&#8217;s descriptions of art, music, poetry, love and the beauty of the landscape [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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