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How to Start a Conversation, America vs France – The Paths of Marriage Series

websiteheader_nowavailable2_smallThis is the final post of the series that examines topics from the perspective of the characters in the upcoming novel, The Paths of Marriage which will be for sale starting 1 October 2014.

“How to Start a Conversation – America versus France” is written from the point of view of the character, Audrey Girard.


I am French. Not rude, French. Yes, there is a difference. As a psychologist, I can say with confidence the difference is almost always perception. Most of my patients come to me with a dramatic story of social isolation, or betrayal, or deception. While some of these patients certainly have actual mental illnesses, far more simply perceive something much too severely compared to what was intended. That is what we French think of your reactions to our culture, my dear Americans.
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Crass Writer’s Workshop With Punch and Pie

Sorry for the delay gang.

Let’s get this started.

Welcome to the Crass Writer’s Workshop. We have these from time to time to help come up with story ideas and to set up those of you would like to take a shot at writing on the site. If you have any questions about WordPress, writing tips, or topics, this is the place to ask.

My lovely and talented co-host this evening will be Lucky Duck. She has been an editor at Crass since our launch so she is a great source of advice.

OK, let’s get started.

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Anonymous Angst from the Online Journals of Your Youth – Part V

Emo-4Reading your old LiveJournal posts is way worse than looking at that picture of yourself as a freshman with a bad perm. Your words look into the truth of your little emo heart, that perm was just a bad decision that you’ll grow out of. Collected here are the anonymous journals of your youth brought forth from the depths of LiveJournal and Xanga. Instead of mashing them all together I’m going to string them out over a few posts. Continue reading

Anonymous Angst from the Online Journals of Your Youth – Part IV

Emo-4Reading your old LiveJournal posts is way worse than looking at that picture of yourself as a freshman with a bad perm. Your words look into the truth of your little emo heart, that perm was just a bad decision that you’ll grow out of. Collected here are the anonymous journals of your youth brought forth from the depths of LiveJournal and Xanga. Instead of mashing them all together I’m going to string them out over a few posts. Continue reading

Anonymous Angst from the Online Journals of Your Youth – Part III

Emo-4Reading your old LiveJournal posts is way worse than looking at that picture of yourself as a freshman with a bad perm. Your words look into the truth of your little emo heart, that perm was just a bad decision that you’ll grow out of. Collected here are the anonymous journals of your youth brought forth from the depths of LiveJournal and Xanga. Instead of mashing them all together I’m going to string them out over a few posts. Continue reading

Anonymous Angst from the Online Journals of Your Youth – Part II

Emo-4Reading your old LiveJournal posts is way worse than looking at that picture of yourself as a freshman with a bad perm. Your words look into the truth of your little emo heart, that perm was just a bad decision that you’ll grow out of. Collected here are the anonymous journals of your youth brought forth from the depths of LiveJournal and Xanga. Instead of mashing them all together I’m going to string them out over a few posts. Continue reading

Anonymous Angst from the Online Journals of Your Youth – Part I

Emo-4Reading your old LiveJournal posts is way worse than looking at that picture of yourself as a freshman with a bad perm. Your words look into the truth of your little emo heart, that perm was just a bad decision that you’ll grow out of. Collected here are the anonymous journals of your youth brought forth from the depths of LiveJournal and Xanga. Instead of mashing them all together I’m going to string them out over a few posts. Continue reading

Crasstalk Writer’s Workshop

Welcome to the Writer’s Workshop. We haven’t had one of these in a long time, so this may be new for some of you. Essentially, this is a chance for you to work with the editors and admins to come up with story ideas, improve your posts, and generally be a literary genius. Please feel free to use this forum as a way to develop new ideas or ask for help and feedback. We want all of you to become the best writers you can be, and we are here to help you do that. Let’s get started. Continue reading