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Veteran journalist Barbara Falconer Newhall riffs on life as she knows it.

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Writers Grotto Writers Bask in Their Three Minutes of Fame

March 24, 2012 By Barbara Falconer Newhall

Lauren Patti, reading an excerpt from her short memoir in progress at Book Passage-Ferry Building. Photo by Barbara Newhall

Writers and storytellers took the mic to share their works in progress Friday evening at Book Passage in San Francisco’s Ferry Building. Read more.

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Forget Those Charming Little Forget-Me-Nots. They’re Not as Innocent as They Seem

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Forget those charming little forget-me-nots. They’re not as guileless as they look. They have an agenda.  Read more.

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