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You might not be old enough to remember Dan Quayle, a Republican Senator who became our Vice-President from 1989-1993. Quayle is best known for misspelling the word potato, but there are many hilarious instances of his garblings: Here’s one of my favorites: “What a terrible thing to have lost one's mind. Or not to have a mind at all. How true that is.”
During the presidential campaign I proposed to the magazine Mother Jones that they let me write a piece called “My Affair with Dan Quayle” without labeling it as fiction, because, what could Quayle’s people do? Call attention to what I wrote by denying it? I promised the editors I’d write something short, funny, and dirty, and I said it would be great for their magazine: a political magazine with a sense of humor, wow. But what can I say? They demurred. The Village Voice, of course, readily published it.
Look for my upcoming post and audio, "My Affair with Dan Quayle” on blanche.substack.com. Here are more Quayle quotes: https://www.azquotes.com/author/11968-Dan_Quayle

"TERMINAL VELOCITY," the second book in the Blacklock trilogy, offers a glimpse into the experiences of young women during the sexual revolution of the 1960s and 1970s. In this Substack post, I have shared an edited audio and written version of the first chapter.

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"TERMINAL VELOCITY," the second book in the Blacklock trilogy, offers a glimpse into the experiences of young women during the sexual revolution of the 1960s and 1970s. In this Substack post, I have shared an edited audio and written version of the first chapter.

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Is the sexual independence of women so dangerous? These questions do make me cross my legs tight, but I want to ask them...Read my latest post @blanche.substack.com. I’d love to hear your theories.

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Connecticut College was an excellent fit for me. I never would have imagined it, never would have even known to want it, and it turned out to be key for me as a writer. You can read the recently published article by Edward Weinman in the Connecticut College Magazine about my former students and me.

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WHY I WRITE: How Literature Chose Me
…….for Gail Caldwell

My latest post and audio on blanche.substack.com

I’m grateful I have been lucky enough to spend most of my life trying to reach up into the ether of art. Sometimes I think I may have succeeded.

blanche.substack.com/p/why-i-write

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In the 1970s, I became a rock and roll critic by accident. Check it out on substack. You can also hear me (talking fast) in my recording of Hot Rod Lincoln!
https://tinyurl.com/rockcritic

Released today on https://blanche.substack.com
This new piece feels risky, and I hope you like it.
I don't think it'll bore you.

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Tomorrow, THE DEAD GOD PROBLEM drops on Substack. This new piece feels risky, and I hope you like it. I don't think it'll bore you.

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Tomorrow, THE DEAD GOD PROBLEM drops on Substack. This new piece feels risky, and I hope you like it. I don't think it'll bore you.

If you subscribe, you will receive it in your email. https://blanche.substack.com

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THE DEAD GOD PROBLEM will be released on substack Friday at 6 am. I'm sorry my stack disappeared for a while. Sometimes it seems like I turn a corner and my writing is just gone, and I have to wait till it comes back. This new piece feels risky, and I hope you like it. I don't think it'll bore you.

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.....He waved at the crowd like a homecoming queen.....

You can read my latest post on blanche.substack.com

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