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If the holidays have you more blue than red and green, take a moment to read about Augusten Burroughs's childhood misadventures with a gingerbread house on the Guardian online. (And...

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If you've got your presents bought and wrapped (or you just want a break from the holiday madness), look ahead to January contest deadlines. Dobie Paisano, Jentel, and MacDowell all...

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If we were big joiners, we wouldn't be spending so much time alone with our computers, right? So parties, and especially office parties, can be particularly painful. I'm throwing down...

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