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After I graduated from college, I became a school teacher. Burnout began almost immediately, and the afterburners sent me out of schoolteaching orbit at the end of ten years. From that day on, I earned my living as a writer and editor.

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Arts & Humanities > Writing Tips Contests you're better off without: 4 of 6

If you write poetry, short stories, novels, essays, nonfiction, or memoir of the best literary quality you can produce, the best source for finding honest contests is Poets & Writers Magazine. I don't recall seeing screenplays mentioned in this publication. Poets & Writers Magazine (which used to be called Coda) root...
Health & Fitness > Nutrition & Health Issues Is raw milk good for your health: 2 of 3

One of the most dangerous fads about the food we eat is that unpasteurized milk is more healthful than pasteurized milk. Some people believe that pasteurization removes certain nutrients from the milk. I don't know any other arguments in favor of raw milk, but I grew up on a farm, and I know what goes into the milk bucket be...