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Most popular posts of 2013

Penelope Trunk

After all, so much of my identity was wrapped up in being a higher performer. But it says a lot that I brainstormed my new company from a hospital bed. This year I finally admitted that I’m not the climb-my-way-to-the-top type I was at when I first started writing. Probably this happened a long time ago, and I was in denial.

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My son was accepted to Juilliard!

Penelope Trunk

I ended up in the hospital from stress, and I hired a driver. April 2013 – I start working during our drive so I get in enough hours to make enough money. May 2013 – As he’s getting ready to play at a black-tie event, he seems grown up and focused in a way that shocks me. Families relocate. Parents divorce.

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6 excerpts from Korean novelist Young-ha Kim

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In fact, at the Jeonju International Film Festival taking place in spring 2013, there will be an entire program of short films based on Young-ha Kim’s short stories. Monroe gave dozens of performances, visited wounded soldiers in field hospitals, and posed on top of tanks.