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	This Cannot Be Me *This Cannot Be Me* is a compilation of forty-nine autobiographical and allegorical writings, written in the company of women. It is the product of love for story and language, created in gratitude for the words and feelings that emerge each week in the Writing Practice Group sessions. Inspiration for these writings has been in the form of poetry and prose, which we have read together – Mary Oliver, Adrienne Rich, Pablo Neruda, Sharon Olds, Billy Collins, Barbara Kingsolver, Izumi Shikibu, Vladimir Nabokov, and countless others. We have also used a number of writing exercises, seeds gathered from each other, images and objects as jumping in points to write and develop our craft. Contributing Authors: Francie Bedinger Anne Bishop Nancy Bisio Caroline Brumleve Sharon Buquen Suzanne Child Dawson Rachel de Baere Susan Ford Fran Halperin Melissa Honig Laura Jorgensen Cynthia Kami Heidi Lyss Richelle McClain Lee Meryl Senior Jamila Stash Marilyn Steele Mary Reynolds Thompson Jerrie Wacholder Leslie Warren Jacquelyn Wells Excerpts: I Shall Die in Paris by Francie Bedinger Concerning the Filing of Papers by Mary Reynolds Thompson This Cannot Be Me by Jacquelyn Wells Directions by Melissa Honig Musings by Laura Jorgensen Renoir's Eyes by Heidi Lyss Table of Contents Introduction Francie Bedinger Ego Tripping I Shall Die in Paris Not Anne Bishop Until Forgiveness is on Every Tongue My Name The Gift Nancy Bisio Lightly Outwit Fire Water Caroline Brumleve This Moment Don't Take Me for a Loner Nautilus Sharon Buquen Energy If You Had No Fear Suzanne Child Dawson Frida Rachel de Baere Inquisition Desk Drawer, 1986 - 2004 Love Poem for Rebecca Susan Ford Running Away from Home Fran Halperin Lucia My Father's Hands Melissa Honig Tenacity Directions Love Poem Laura Jorgensen Metal on Metal How I Learned to Milk Goats Musings Cynthia Kami Seeds of Self I Am Heidi Lyss Renoir's Eyes Richelle McClain He Said, She Said I Thought We Were the Same Foreigner An Army of Women Lee Meryl Senior Beggars, Pinocchio and Grandma A Mother Knows Jamila Stash The Surf The Library Freedom Marilyn Steele Healing the Robin She Had Some Songs to Sing Mary Reynolds Thompson Concerning the Filing of Papers Jerrie Wacholder Visit Monarch I Am Here Leslie Warren Remembering Mama Old Dilemma Jacquelyn Wells How to Write a Play Bitter Sweetness This Cannot Be Me The Writers Afterword
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