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#WriterWednesday

On this #WriterWednesday I am cheering myself up because 2016 was so bizarre. The weirdness weirded everybody I know out. Since my natural born tendency is to veer toward dark thoughts, I am making a conscious effort to exercise any positives I can think of. So, that said, I have made a list of publications … Read more

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Examining the Effect of the Affordable Healthcare Act on New Yorkers

In a recent study by the U.S. Health and Human Services Department, the data compiled from the last five years under the Affordable Care Act (ACA) was released. During this time, 939,000 New Yorkers have gained coverage. The rate of the uninsured has fallen by 40%, and there were many other benefits that started affecting New Yorkers the minute the new legislation was adopted.

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I Posed Nude To Get Over My Body Issues

I spent years fantasy photoshopping myself. I wanted to be tall and slim like Giselle, but my ankles were too thick. I was knock-kneed and short. My hair was brunette and my skin olive. I tried to wish away the dark fuzz on my forearms. I feared my face was ugly, spending hours studying blond classmates with cute turned up noses and wondering why I was so cursed. My rounded belly was the worst flaw of all.

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Businesswomen Are Becoming A Driving Force In The Marijuana Industry

Female entrepreneurs are taking the reins in the budding marijuana industry. Primal Therapeutics, Women in Weed, Women Grow, Puff, Pass & Paint, Mason Jar Event Group

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Defriending My Rapist: personal essay in THE NEW YORK TIMES!

I clicked “Add Friend.” He accepted within minutes. Stunned, I wondered if he had forgotten raping me. Defriending my rapist on Facebook.

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He Had AIDS and I Had Hepatitis C: A Love Story

Published by Marie Claire AIDS + Hepatitis C = Love How we found each other amidst addiction, ongoing sobriety, and life-threatening illness. By Dorri Olds “One girlfriend slipped a mickey into my coffee,” he said, “and when I passed out she poured lighter fluid on me and all my belongings and torched me.” We were sitting at … Read more

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Why Does the FDA Care About Kratom?

It’s caused no overdose deaths. It feels like coffee and a light painkiller. Is there any reason for the FDA to crack down on kratom?

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Social Media Tricks: What Works, What’s a Turnoff

May 21 Writers Panel, NYC, American Society of Journalists & Authors (ASJA) The Latest Social Media Tricks. What Works, What’s a Turnoff Dorri Olds, Sacha Scoblic, Estelle Erasmus, Marcelle Soviero, Russell Bernstein.

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SAVE THE DATE Saturday, May 21, 2016 ASJA Annual Writers Conference

SAVE THE DATE! Sat., May 21, 2pm. Latest Social Media Tricks: What Works and What’s a Turnoff. There’s never enough time in a writer’s life. It can be overwhelming without tips and tricks for efficiency. Don’t waste valuable hours.

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List of Books for Dorri Olds

Dorri Olds has been published in many book anthologies including the Chicken Soup for the Soul series, and edited the memoir about Frank Zappa by his younger brother Bobby Zappa.

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