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The Olympics and the Loneliness of the Long Distance Writer
Watching the previews of the 2012 Summer Olympics made me realize how very much alone we, as writers are in own field of dreams. Each athlete has personal stories to tell about coaches, teammates, family, friends and sometimes entire towns cheering them on. When they had doubts, when they fell on the ice, or landed …
Author Raven West 
The Loneliness Of The Long Distance Writer
Raven West ♦ February 6, 2022 ♦ Leave a comment
In the spirit of the 2022 Winter Olympic games this month, here is an article I wrote during the Summer games in 2004. Different sports, but the analogy remains the same. Enjoy! Watching the Olympics this past September and seeing the profiles of all the athletes who were competing, made me realize how very much …
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