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		<title>Ratt &amp; Roll – Stephen Pearcy’s Memoir &#8211; Book Review</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Jun 2013 15:57:52 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>My Days of Heavy Metal &amp; Being a Rocker Chick</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Jun 2013 23:38:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Susanna Hartigan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I just read a memoir by Stephen Pearcy (of Ratt) and relived the moments of my lusting over long-haired band guys. I&#8217;d written about some of them in both of my books, which referred to me around age 13 and throughout high school. I was known to be a &#8220;rocker&#8221; when I was a teenager [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=susannahartigan.com&#038;blog=32458160&#038;post=1091&#038;subd=susannahartigan&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Mango Crostini - Mango Madness Month</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 27 May 2013 15:00:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Reblogged from veggiezest: Call me crazy, but I grew up eating mangoes on toast for breakfast during the summers every year. My family has this thing for pairing sweet and savory flavors together - not everybody likes it, I can tell you that! I guess its very similar to eating fruits with cheese  - just [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=susannahartigan.com&#038;blog=32458160&#038;post=1089&#038;subd=susannahartigan&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Your Creative Intentions: The Monday Post ~ May 27, 2013</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 27 May 2013 14:59:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Reblogged from Studio Mothers: Life &#38; Art: Commit, or recommit, to a regular creativity practice. Regularity — a daily practice, if possible — is key to staying in touch with how you make meaning. What are your plans for creative practice this week? Given the specifics of your schedule, decide on a realistic intention or practice [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=susannahartigan.com&#038;blog=32458160&#038;post=1087&#038;subd=susannahartigan&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>A Stolen Life &#8211; Jaycee Dugard&#8217;s Memoir</title>
		<link>http://susannahartigan.com/2013/05/19/a-stolen-life-jaycee-dugards-memoir/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 19 May 2013 17:18:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Susanna Hartigan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you&#8217;re looking to read a great story, continue reading. I just finished the life story of Jaycee Lee Dugard - her memoir titled A Stolen Life. I checked the book out from the library on Thursday and finished it last night. It was difficult to put down. There were also many difficult and emotionally disturbing [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=susannahartigan.com&#038;blog=32458160&#038;post=1083&#038;subd=susannahartigan&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Punk Ass &#8211; A poem for anyone who has ever taught high school thugs</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 05 May 2013 16:50:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Susanna Hartigan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I dedicate this as a &#8220;rap&#8221; poem to any United States public high school teacher that is fed up with the system and dealing with behavior issues. I titled this Punk Ass for obvious reasons. This is my &#8220;back to ya&#8221; response about what too many teachers deal with on a daily basis. &#160; Punk [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=susannahartigan.com&#038;blog=32458160&#038;post=1079&#038;subd=susannahartigan&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>American Airlines = Worst Flying Experience EVER &#8211; for Pets, too</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Apr 2013 18:51:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Susanna Hartigan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It didn&#8217;t surprise me when I heard that American Airlines was rated one of the worst in the industry. It made me laugh out loud when I read that it was one of the most hated businesses in the U.S., because in my opinion, it&#8217;s true. Whoever designed the seats on American Airlines’ Boeing 747 [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=susannahartigan.com&#038;blog=32458160&#038;post=1075&#038;subd=susannahartigan&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The Clock is Ticking---5 Tips for Tighter, Cleaner Writing</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 19 Mar 2013 16:48:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Reblogged from Kristen Lamb&#039;s Blog: Time is our enemy. Most people don't have enough. This is why our writing must be tight, direct and hook early. Modern audiences have the attention span of a toddler hopped up on 2 liters of Coke. We can't afford to let them drift. Drift=Bad juju I've edited countless books, [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=susannahartigan.com&#038;blog=32458160&#038;post=1074&#038;subd=susannahartigan&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 19 Mar 2013 16:38:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Reblogged from Kristen Lamb&#039;s Blog: Yesterday, we discussed the often confused Man verses Self by using the movie Flight. All good Men versus Self stories still have an outside antagonist that generates the story problem in need of resolution by Act III. No outside antagonist? No story problem? Then the novel quickly devolves into pages of navel-gazing. [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=susannahartigan.com&#038;blog=32458160&#038;post=1073&#038;subd=susannahartigan&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>What is the Point of Spamming a WordPress Page?</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 19 Mar 2013 16:34:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;m certain I&#8217;m not the only blogger that is annoyed with spammers in the comments section of their posts. WordPress does a pretty good job at putting them in the spam folder, but their &#8220;blacklist system&#8221; doesn&#8217;t seem to be doing its job. After not logging in for about two weeks, I had 12 spammers [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=susannahartigan.com&#038;blog=32458160&#038;post=1064&#038;subd=susannahartigan&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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