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Fiction writer, coffee addict, cat owner...doesn't every "about me" say that, usually with a cutesy photo? I don't do cutesy. So I'll add to the list: I'm short, stubborn, very unfashionable, clumsy (typing this with a wounded wrist, always have bruises), opinionated, and a humanist. BS degree in Journalism '83, certificate in technical writing, addicted to reading, can't boil water without setting off the smoke alarm, non-skinny, politically active (and annoyingly loud about it). Love comfort, hate camping, wouldn't want to live in a world where chocolate and caramel hadn't been invented.
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Category: Opinion Essay

Alternate Versions

Alternate Versions

Tamra Heathershaw-Hart September 19, 2019 Non-Fiction Writing / Opinion Essay / PersonalLeave a comment

I submitted a short (3 paragraph) writing sample today. The content mill I submitted to wanted a short writing sample but didn’t want a first-person POV. So, of course, instead of working on the paragraphs I needed, I first wrote a first-person POV short essay on the subject. I find …

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Neighborhood Garage Sales

Neighborhood Garage Sales

Tamra Heathershaw-Hart June 25, 2019 Non-Fiction Writing / Opinion Essay / PersonalLeave a comment

Summer to me means the rubbery taste of hot dogs, the whir of room fans, the smell of cut grass and gasoline…and the chaos of our annual HOA garage sale. I live in a house that’s part of a Home Owner’s Association, and have been on the board and on …

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Ramblings: Language in Politics and PR

Ramblings: Language in Politics and PR

Tamra Heathershaw-Hart April 28, 2017 Opinion EssayLeave a comment

I noticed something interesting over the past couple of days regarding the titles of press releases and other notices sent out by the Oregon Legislature. I’m on a mailing list for “Oregon State Legislature – Press Release Update” and noticed that the press releases from the Oregon Democrats over the …

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Complexity

Complexity

Tamra Heathershaw-Hart January 30, 2014 Opinion EssayLeave a comment

I posted this over on my Google Plus profile, but thought I’d copy it here since it’s a typical “tamra musing” type of thing, and this blog is turning into my musing spot. There are always some clients who say “but it was only a small change, how could it …

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