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The slush pile gave me writer's block!

Everything was fine until I started reading unsolicited manuscripts.

Who will save public schools?

You! says Sandra Tsing Loh, whose hilarious "Mother on Fire" is a rallying cry for urban parents who can't afford a fancy private institution.

I escaped death -- and now I want to live!

Should I try to return to life as it was before, or should I set out on adventures?

Our cupboard was bare

I had a master's degree. I had a job. But to feed my three children, I had to swallow my pride and go to a soup kitchen.

Doctors fighting about money: Now that's rich

His parents paid for everything and mine did not. So I'm in debt and he isn't. Why are we fighting about this?

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