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WRITING FROM THE SOUL-A RETREAT FOR WOMEN
Once again, the four-day writing retreat-this one at The Well in La Grange, IL-proved to be a meaningful experience for Retreat Leader Joyce Rupp, the women and for me. How these strangers come to be so comfortable with one another in such a short time is a gift. This photo, taken on a sunny Sunday morning, will remind us of one another until next November 7, 2012, when we gather again for an evening reunion in La Grange.

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Lots of writers are multi-talented. They can write and paint, write and sculpt, write and landscape or write and act. For example, I’ve always written and now I have acted. For 210 seconds, to be precise. I was a TV star, helping daughter Amy get through a haunted house on The Ellen DeGeneres Show. That 210 seconds was my entire acting career, so I’m milking it for all it’s worth. This video was shot for Halloween 2011; now it’s winter 2012. I have no shame.
 

Friends of Mary Kay
Mary Kay is proud to support and recommend the following organizations and individuals:
 Joyce Rupp, Author, Retreat and Conference Speaker
 Paula D'Arcy, Author, Retreat Leader, Conference/Seminar Speaker
 Alice Acheson, publicist
 Published Authors Liaison of Central Iowa
 Julia Johnston [author]
 Sta-Kris, Inc. [publisher]
 Farm Safety 4 Just Kids International Organization
 Paul Micich [artist, musician]
 Humanities Iowa
 Iowa State Fair Blue Ribbon Foundation
 The University of Iowa Summer Writing Festival
 Iowa Center for the Book
 The Finch & Rose State Literary Society
 
 
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