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Are women allowed their own dreams, wonders Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

The Peninsula 29 Mar 2025
"I don't think of myself as a 'feminist' writer," she insisted ... But when she was pregnant with her first child, a daughter born in 2016, she was seized by crippling writer's block -- every wordsmith's nightmare.
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Behind the music - Torpey

RTE 29 Mar 2025
Co Clare act Torpey has released his new single, Only The Good Die Young, from upcoming EP ... . Born in Tulla, Co ... ... It’s written so beautifully that it managed to break me out of a pretty long bout of writers block when I first heard it last year.
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Is Meta using works from Irish authors for AI training?

RTE 28 Mar 2025
A petition was launched by the Irish Writers Union after searches revealed that the work of prominent Irish authors, including President Michael D Higgins, Joseph O'Connor and Anne Enright, appear in a database used to develop the software.
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LJ Smith, creator of 'The Vampire Diaries,' passes away at 66

The Times of India 28 Mar 2025
... from writing and personal strugglesAfter releasing 'Night World,' Smith took a decade-long hiatus from writing, citing struggles with writer’s block while two of her family members battled cancer.
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How many points did Zach Edey score tonight? Grizzlies vs Thunder box score

Commercial Appeal 28 Mar 2025
Games like Thursday night against the Oklahoma City Thunder are why the Memphis Grizzlies drafted Zach Edey ... Minutes. 17.02. Points. 8. FG. 2-for-2. 3PT. 0-for-0. FT ... 4 ... Blocks ... Damichael Cole is the Memphis Grizzlies beat writer for The Commercial Appeal.
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Wisconsin attorney general sues Elon Musk to block $1 million payment offers

Pioneer Press 28 Mar 2025
Wisconsin’s Democratic attorney general asked a court on Friday to block billionaire Elon Musk from handing out $1 million checks to voters this weekend, just two days before the state’s hotly contested Supreme Court race was to be decided.
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A federal judge temporarily blocks parts of Trump's anti-DEI executive orders

Journal Gazette 28 Mar 2025
By CLAIRE SAVAGE and ALEXANDRA OLSON - AP Business Writers. CHICAGO (AP) — A federal judge has temporarily blocked the U.S ... The judge also blocked the DOL from freezing or canceling any funding with ...
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New books to read: 15 March releases, from new 'Hunger Games' to shocking tell-alls

Oakridger 28 Mar 2025
Careless People ... This small-town romance is “Schitt’s Creek” meets “Gilmore Girls.” It follows a once-successful romance novelist whose breakup and writer’s block drives her to impulsively flee to Pennsylvania in search of her next love story ...
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GOP-led states push for control of school aid as Trump promises a smaller federal role ...

Chatanooga Times Free Press 27 Mar 2025
Iowa put itself forward as a test case this month, asking the Education Department to consolidate its federal aid into a single grant — called a "block grant" — with few spending requirements ... "This would be a full block grant, no strings attached.".
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Bringing the poetry back home

The Day 26 Mar 2025
Ansel is a former writer-in-residence at the Merrill House — just down the block from the La Grua — and she's now teaching at the University of Rhode Island.
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How many points did Zach Edey score tonight? Grizzlies vs Jazz box score

Commercial Appeal 26 Mar 2025
Three days in between Memphis Grizzlies games meant a role change for Zach Edey ... Jaren Jackson Jr. started at center, then Jay Huff was the first sub ... Minutes. 21.20 ... 15 ... Blocks ... Damichael Cole is the Memphis Grizzlies beat writer for The Commercial Appeal.
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‘Deathtrap’ coming to Kelsey Theatre

The Trentonian 26 Mar 2025
The play follows Sidney Bruhl, a Broadway playwright suffering from writer’s block who devises a deadly plan with his wife to steal a promising manuscript from a former student ... John M ... and 8 p.m., and April 6 and 13 at 2 p.m ... to noon ... ....
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Mike Campbell Doesn’t Know How He Got So Lucky

New York Magazine 26 Mar 2025
“There’s nothing special about me. There are a million guitar players and songwriters who are all really good. I’ve just been in the right place at the right time.” Photo ... You famously have the opposite of whatever writer’s block is ... Why didn’t it work?.
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'It's a fusion of all sorts of styles' Metallica's Kirk Hammett working on debut solo album

Music News 25 Mar 2025
Last year, Kirk told how he used to get so "frustrated" with writer's block he would want to "smash his guitar" to pieces. Asked how he deals with writer's block, he told Total Guitar magazine.
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Lawrence Block's advice on surviving as a writer

Boing Boing 25 Mar 2025
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