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Write Along with Me…

On June 21, 2017June 27, 2017 By Lois RoelofsIn aging, Health, memoir, writing178 Comments

The fun is yet to be! Come with me, in spirit, to the Write-by-the-Lake Writer's Workshop & Retreat at the University of Wisconsin in Madison. I’m getting ready to attend this retreat next week. And oh, what fun it is to prepare. I want to remind you, as I’ve done before, that your words will …

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