"I totally agree with #9. I also believe that trying to "achieve balance" is just one more thing that women use to judge themselves and determine whether or not they "measure up." I, for one, do not need one more benchmark by…"

"Carla,  I can't remember which famous writer it was who said that writers write not because they want to, but because they have to. I don't think writing is about whether or not we believe that we have something more meaningful to say…"

"This is definitely an interesting topic and one to which I think I may have responded to differently depending upon the time in my life in which I was asked to discuss the "bad" events and experiences of my life. I remember a class I took…"

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"Fabulous! I will order a shirt. Laura Moyer"

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