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Finding a literary agent is a challenging process. In this workshop, Jaimie Engle takes you through the process from research to...

The Drunken Odyssey Episode 249 of The Drunken Odyssey, your favorite podcast about creative writing and literature is available...

I was one of the first among many of my friends to get married, and now, ten years later most have tied the knot or are doing so in 2017....

You see that blue gorgeous hunk of SUV. That was the love of my life in high school. I had somehow worked it out with my divorcing...

Every once in awhile, we all find ourselves in the company of a family member, friend, or even a memorable individual that leaves a...

As a married couple on the verge of ten years, we have grown the understanding that sometimes you have to venture out alone. We’ve run...

I am a “People Watcher” and that is what brought on this whole thing. Whether I am at a mall, park, school, work, or even the bar, I...

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This is a section of my life I don’t think I have introduced just yet in my “Val Tell Me A Story” Series. For a good year or so I...

I can’t remember what day it was, but we had been slow at the Veterinary office. As my routine dictated, I came in, clocked in, and set...

Another year has come and past. Though on a global and national level, 2016 was a nightmare filled with some scary events and we can only...

If you haven’t noticed, I am quite the Jill-of-Trades and have a mixed bag for a resume. One of the jobs a held was in a office, managing...

Sometimes I forget to warn the new relatives of my immaculate ability to have weird things happen to me. This was a tiny road trip that...

As you’ve read before, my first job was a kennel worker at a veterinary office. I would leave school, head to work, clock in and...

THE END. The words stared back at me from my screen. An entire year and I finally made it. What next? I noticed a local writing center,...

It’s been some time since I shared a cow or FFA story, so here’s a short, sweet and semi-horrifying moment. I remember that day well. It...

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I have to admit, my first job was amazing. For three years, I got up close and personal with a wide range of animals that most only dream...