"The proper definition of a man is an animal that writes letters." --Lewis Carroll Whenever, as a writer, I arrive at the point where the tips of my fingers merely rest on the keyboard as I struggle to find just the right word, the right sentence, or even the right thought, I take a deep breath and pull from the antique sterling silver toast rack that belonged to my mother a letter from an author with much more substance that I have yet acquired to create words that move me forward. And, as if by magic, my fingers tap the keys with the certainty that Sean Connery's character in FINDING FORRESTER impressed upon his student, Jamal Wallace. And once again, I am happy -- regardless of the leng
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