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Amtrak workstations

by Christine Herrin

Berkeley — Remember all the talk about Amtrak writer residencies? Those could totally work. I see it now: Awesome view outside? Check. A food/drink car? Check. Smooth sailing? Check. Electrical sockets beside your seat? Check. Wide, comfy seats? Check. The most important thing? Wi-Fi. They even know writers so well that they’ve gone the extra mile: it only seems to work my phone, and not on the laptop!...

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I remember sitting on my mom's lap when I was small and being amazed that she could type without looking at the keyboard.

by Nausheen Husain

Berkeley — I remember sitting on my mom’s lap when I was small and being amazed that she could type without looking at the keyboard. She’s been through some life-changing struggles, including a war and partitio...

Coffee, Rainy days, Wandering

My guide had an interview. Some intensely Berkeley-sounding interview...

by Sonja Daebelliehn

Berkeley — My guide had an interview. Some intensely Berkeley-sounding interview: with a high-achieving, world-travelled, meeting-the-world-again-after-his-accident professor. Out of my league. I helped her pick...

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writers... write. Readers... dream they are writers

by Mike Ng

Berkeley — A writer, a strange animal. Most animals eat their prey, from skin to very bone and marrow. Enjoying the hunt and the kill. A writer though, does not enjoy the hunt, the scheming and plotting. They to...

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