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		<title>Issue #2 &#8211; Settings</title>
		<link>http://www.masonsroad.com/blog/2011/01/13/issue-2-settings/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Jan 2011 01:40:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lisa Calderone</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We&#8217;re excited to announce the second issue of Mason&#8217;s Road, and with it the publication of 28 new original works of poetry, fiction, creative non-fiction, and drama. Find your favorites and join the conversation with other fans of the literary arts. Our focus for this issue is on &#8220;Settings.&#8221; Interested in learning more about a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Pass On the Rejections!</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 12 Oct 2010 20:02:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Deborah Henry</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hi Everyone! Tired of getting rejected? Don&#8217;t give up. I call rejections &#8220;passes&#8221; because it has a softer sound. And I say, pass them on! They mean I&#8217;m at least out there trying. I could have given birth to 5 elephants before I received my first acceptance, and I still have hope for the future. I [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Creativity and Chronological Age</title>
		<link>http://www.masonsroad.com/blog/2010/09/20/creativity-and-chronological-age/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Sep 2010 00:09:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Deborah Henry</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[What&#8217;s my opinion about creativity and aging? I think designating a number to one&#8217;s creative output is ridiculous. To think that we peak at a certain age in our creative lives is plain silly. If we are disciplined and passionate about craft, our work will get better as we mature and deepen. Not listed in this [...]]]></description>
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		<title>100 Submission Mark</title>
		<link>http://www.masonsroad.com/blog/2010/09/19/100-submission-mark/</link>
		<comments>http://www.masonsroad.com/blog/2010/09/19/100-submission-mark/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 19 Sep 2010 23:20:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lisa Calderone</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[19 days into our second CFS, we&#8217;ve received our 100th submission. Compared to the thousands other literary journals receive each reading period, this may sound unexceptional, but it&#8217;s a milestone for us nonetheless! Here&#8217;s hoping to a 100 more in the days ahead. Remember, all submissions &#8211; including our radio drama cliff hanger, craft essays, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Writing in Your Dreams</title>
		<link>http://www.masonsroad.com/blog/2010/09/07/writing-in-your-dreams/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Sep 2010 14:23:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Deborah Henry</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Happy new season one and all! There is something about September that makes us want to really delve into work. I have spent the summer reading many books for my thesis, but have not written all that much yet. Or so I thought. In the wee hours last night, I woke to a surreal dream chock [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Call for Submissions &#8211; Reading Period Open!</title>
		<link>http://www.masonsroad.com/blog/2010/09/02/call-for-submissions-reading-period-open/</link>
		<comments>http://www.masonsroad.com/blog/2010/09/02/call-for-submissions-reading-period-open/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Sep 2010 03:19:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lisa Calderone</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Our next reading period has started &#8211; Sept. 1 &#8211; Nov. 1, 2010. The theme for this issue is &#8220;Settings &#8211; pieces that evoke a particular place or time.&#8221; Mason&#8217;s Road will award a $500 prize to the best piece of creative writing published in the first two issues of the journal. Only selected work [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Self-publishing for Newbie Authors</title>
		<link>http://www.masonsroad.com/blog/2010/08/27/self-publishing-for-newbie-authors/</link>
		<comments>http://www.masonsroad.com/blog/2010/08/27/self-publishing-for-newbie-authors/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Aug 2010 14:28:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Deborah Henry</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Taking a break from kids and writing my thesis: &#8220;Diary of a Mad Novelist: Marketing a Book in the Digital Age.&#8221; I don&#8217;t know which makes me crazier, but I&#8217;m pretty sure it&#8217;s the thunderous sounds of teenagers. Just read an article in the Wall Street Journal about a guy named Seth Godin. He&#8217;s written [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Welcome!</title>
		<link>http://www.masonsroad.com/blog/2010/08/25/blog/</link>
		<comments>http://www.masonsroad.com/blog/2010/08/25/blog/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Aug 2010 16:48:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lisa Calderone</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Mason's Road]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Dear Readers, Welcome to Mason&#8217;s Road! For those of us who are graduate students in Fairfield&#8217;s MFA program, Mason&#8217;s Island Road is the last stretch of a journey we look forward to twice a year, setting the mood and stage for our 10-day residencies where we get to know each other and our &#8220;writer within&#8221; [...]]]></description>
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