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		<title>Be Careful &#8211; and Thankful &#8211; What You Wish For</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Philip Deal]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[  Years ago, while living a life that is very different than the life I&#8217;m living now, a writer whose opinion meant a lot to me (both then and now) told me that a story of mine I had asked him to read was, well, let&#8217;s just say I&#8217;ve heard nicer things said about ax murderers. &#160; I was so agitated by this writer&#8217;s criticism that I stormed to my writing desk, saying You want something interesting? I&#8217;ll give you something interesting, and then fired off the first part of a novel that would shape my life for a long time. &#160; The arts &#8211; whether writing or making or playing an instrument &#8211; have a power all their own, and in a letter I shared with friends and family, just a few nights before finally finishing this novel born from anger, and then eventually nurtured by love, I did my best to describe the greatest gift that art has given me. &#160; Read To My Friends A Few Days Before Finishing OHM ]]></description>
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