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Why optimism is practical

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An answer to a question

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Getting “Up Close and Personal” about the Olympics

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“What if you hadn’t become a writer?”

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In reply…

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How to exit gracefully

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Words and music

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Immortal

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Get a Table Topic question each day

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Damsel in distress: How and why to write about her

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