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  A Cold Email Got Me My Job

  August 15, 2023 · 3 min read

  “Everyone says networking is the route to success,” writes Olivia Reingold in The Free Press. “But I’ve always been a strong believer that any door can open if you score the right invitation. My advice? Don’t…

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  The Man Who Invented the Calendar

  July 24, 2019 · 1 min read

  "BJ Novak was an actor in and one of the writers for the US version of “The Office.” He’s a smart, funny man. I read a book he wrote recently – can’t remember the name. Very good. This little piece, published…

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  The latest issue of The Barefoot Writer

  March 5, 2019 · 1 min read

  Including: * The “Golden Goose” of Writing* The Secret to My Lucky Life as a Freelance Copywriter * 3 Penny-Pinching Marketing Tips to Attract Your Dream Clients

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  Seven Cultural Treasures Lost To War

  February 7, 2020 · 1 min read

  The thing about war… even when it is justified, it is grievously destructive – and not only in terms of loss of life. Here, for example, from History.com, are 7 important cultural sites that have been damaged…

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  Hamnet: A N

  March 21, 2021 · 2 min read

  Hamnet: A Novel of the Plague By Maggie O’Farrell 384 pages Published in 2020 by Tinder Press Hamnet is, as the title suggests, a book about Shakespeare’s son and the plague that killed him. It is also a vivid…

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