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		<title>Reduction In Force &#8230; and a bit of flash</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 29 Jan 2012 22:13:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cathryn Grant</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[When I worked for Sun Microsystems, we were plagued with layoffs. Every two years for nearly ten years, there would be a &#8220;Reduction In Force&#8221; in which several thousand people received &#8220;notification&#8221;. (Such amazing euphemisms the corporate world comes up &#8230; <a href="http://suburbannoir.com/reduction-in-force-and-a-bit-of-flash/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Murder Is Poetic</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Jan 2012 23:12:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cathryn Grant</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A few months ago, I blogged about how I love crows, one reason being that a group of them is called a murder of crows. That image is very fitting for a Suburban Noir writer. It turns out, murder of &#8230; <a href="http://suburbannoir.com/murder-is-poetic/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>A Warning</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 31 Dec 2011 22:31:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cathryn Grant</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Yesterday I opened my eJournal and was greeted by a note from Microsoft: There are too many spelling or grammatical errors in &#8220;Journal_2011&#8243; to continue displaying them. To check the spelling and grammar of this document, choose Spelling and Grammar &#8230; <a href="http://suburbannoir.com/a-warning/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>The Holiday Dash &amp; the Origin of Suburbia</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Dec 2011 01:20:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cathryn Grant</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Office Life]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[For some reason, my employer has a frenzy of extra activity in November and December, which makes for a challenging &#8220;holiday&#8221; season as there is really no &#8220;holiday&#8221; about it. This makes the whole preparation thing feel like a mad &#8230; <a href="http://suburbannoir.com/the-holiday-dash-the-origin-of-suburbia/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>How long does it take to write a novel?</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 03 Dec 2011 19:27:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cathryn Grant</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Writing]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[How long does it take to write a novel? On my pathologically private post a few days ago, a commenter asked: How long does it take you to write a novel? My response was: That’s a loaded question because it &#8230; <a href="http://suburbannoir.com/how-long-does-it-take-to-write-a-novel/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Suburban Noir Interview</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Dec 2011 15:03:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cathryn Grant</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Flash Fiction]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Today I have the pleasure of being interviewed by David Sharp at A Wee Adventure. David writes flash fiction with a strong and intelligent voice, great twists, and a regular sprinkling of wry humor. His work has appeared in Shortbread &#8230; <a href="http://suburbannoir.com/suburban-noir-interview/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>A Pathologically Private Person</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Nov 2011 15:15:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cathryn Grant</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Psychological Suspense]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[eleven]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Today is my birthday. But because I&#8217;m a pathologically private person, I don&#8217;t even show my birthday on Facebook. I&#8217;m so extreme in my privacy, it took me weeks of agony to decide whether I would mention my birthday on my &#8230; <a href="http://suburbannoir.com/a-pathologically-private-person/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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