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Chip Scanlan
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"Reporting and Writing: Basics for the 21st Century"
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"The Holly Wreath Man"
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"My Cancer Time Bomb"
Salon.com

"Leave Me Alone, AARP"
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"The Hardest Habit to Kick: A Confession"
National Public Radio

"The Only Honest Man"
River Teeth: A Journal of Nonfiction Narrative

"Reading the Paper"
The American Scholar



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Creative Loafing

"Mass Appeal"
Catholic Digest

"The Liberation of Tam Minh Pham"
The Washington Post Magazine



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Holly Wreaths Across America
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Mystery @ Elf Camp
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"The Needle"
A Novel in Progress

"Mad Looper"
MississippiReview.com



What Inspires You?

Unfortunately, I'm still sick as a dog.

Here's a piece from 2004. Be sure to check out the comments section. You left a great list of suggestions.

Anyone have some more?

Posted by Chip Scanlan 9:26 PM June 12, 2007
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