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Christine Hurley Deriso

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“Fill your paper with the breathings of your heart.”—William Wordsworth

One thing that strikes me about my writing is that the process has changed very little since I first started jotting down stories around age six. An idea fills my head and whines, cajoles, begs or bullies until I pay attention. Sometimes the ideas are so charming that I scoop them up in a hug. Other times, they’re so annoying that I snap, “What?” at their insistence. But either way, I can no more walk away from one than I could walk away from a child in need.

The ideas originate in my head, but they seem to have a mind, an essence, an existence of their own. I feel more like a vessel than an owner. Succumbing to these ideas’ insistence to flow through me is profoundly joy ...more

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	Then I Met My Sister 3.76 avg rating — 982 ratings — published 2011 — 10 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Things I'd Rather Do Than Die 3.39 avg rating — 469 ratings — published 2018 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Tragedy Girl 3.43 avg rating — 228 ratings — published 2016 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	All the Wrong Chords 3.33 avg rating — 199 ratings — published 2017 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Thirty Sunsets 3.29 avg rating — 192 ratings — published 2014 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Do-Over 3.92 avg rating — 157 ratings — published 2006 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Talia Talk 3.68 avg rating — 75 ratings — published 2008 — 10 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Right-Under Club 3.89 avg rating — 44 ratings — published 2007 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Dreams to Grow on 4.09 avg rating — 11 ratings — published 2002 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Green Tea and Beyond it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 2011 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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My Sheltering-in-Place Playlist

I hope music is as comforting to you as it is to me during this difficult time.

Like everyone else, I have my favorite songs. But what I cling to right now are my favorite song-related associations. I find myself binge-listening to the tunes that touch my soul in very specific ways, usually because they engrained themselves on my psyche during particularly formative times in my life. With that in m Read more of this blog post »

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The Innocent Man: Murder and Injustice in a Small Town

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Trust Exercise

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Talking to Strangers: What We Should Know About the People We Don’t Know

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Christine Deriso said: " As galling as it was to have Gladwell characterize certain egregious acts of injustice as miscommunication, this was an interesting and informative read. Also, after example after example of "here's what went wrong," I assumed a "here's how to do it ...more "

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