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Phoenix Literature

Mind Over Matter

In the efforts of man came the annuals of his plan. Who’s plan? That was man’s thinking: to turn his way. Every man sought his own way...
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Purposes behind Evangelism

The clue finally came in on how the world turned. Everyone was caught standing still with arms raised high. There was only one clue to give away....
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Stargirl: the girl, the myth, the legend

Jerry Spinelli's book Stargirl gives the teenager in all of us something to think about. Imagine growing up in a small town in Arizona, somewhere...
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Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close: Extremely good and incredibly sweet.

Jonathan Safran Foer's 2005 novel Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close did much more than I expected: it made me laugh and it made me cry.A story...
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Grammar 101: Broke vs. broken.

In response to a particularly annoying episode of a morning radio DJ misusing the word "broke", I'd like to clarify the proper usage...
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Don't lie there lying to me that you laid an egg: A tough grammar lesson.

English grammar is far from intuitive. English is one of the most difficult foreign languages to pick up. Are you surprised? Few native speakers...
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Get off your passive, get active!

Do you remember your high school English teacher telling you to stop using passive voice? Do you remember all those papers returned, bloodied and...
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Changing Hands Bookstore 15th annual New Year's day book sale

There's at least one good reason to get past the deleterious effects of the previous night's revelries and get moving on New Year's day...
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The Glass Castle: Some dreams can never be broken.

Photo sequoits.comEver feel bad about your childhood? Ever feel like no one has had it worse than you? Pick up a copy of Jeannette Walls' "The...
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Motivation for Procrastinating Writers: NaNoWriMo 2009!

Calling all writers!Do you have problems motivating yourself to write? Do you have trouble finishing a story or novel you've already started? There...
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