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		<title>Journalism Award!</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[MISSISSIPPI PRESS ASSOICIATION (MPA) announced that the column I wrote for a paper in Laurel, Mississippi (my hometown) has been awarded First Place for a Series of Stories. The columns were based on interviews I did while collecting background information for my upcoming novel, The Healing. Dozens of people, black and white, shared their family [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Sign Up for My Two-Day Summer Class at the Loft</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 26 May 2010 01:54:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Grounding Your Work in the Material World Registration fee (seat): $169.00 One of the challenges most writers face is how to move their work out of the uninviting realm of lifeless narrative, numbing backstory, deadening detail, and intellectual aloofness. What&#8217;s the remedy? We become skilled at creating worlds brimming with life. We employ techniques to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Open to the Public</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Apr 2010 22:41:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Sept. 23 – “St. Luke Reads” – Summer Program on Race, Culture and Personal Story Sponsor: St. Luke Presbyterian Church From the Sponsor&#8217;s Newsletter: Celebrated author Jonathan Odell will talk about his experiences with racism growing up in Mississippi and the power of personal story to heal and transform relationships as he introduces us to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Power of Story</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Apr 2010 04:01:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[More and more we are acknowledging the crucial role story plays in the human experience. In fact, psychologists insist that a “coherent narrative,” a story that gives expression to one’s circumstance and anticipates one’s future, is a necessary requirement for mental health. Otherwise, on what basis would we make our choices in the world? People [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Managing Meaning Through Narrative</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Mar 2010 19:46:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jon Odell</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[“The person who knows ‘how’ will always have a job. The person who knows ‘why’ will always be his boss.” Diane Ravitch Most leaders are great at creating road maps, but lousy at reminding people of the reason for the trip, the meaning. If pressed, the typical leader might indignantly pull out a copy of [...]]]></description>
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