Jul 24, 2026 · 10 min · 4 segments
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John PistelliHostOkay, now this one's a little more demanding.
Here you have the word deciduous with a question mark at the end.
So let's practice.
One, two, three.
Deciduous.
Okay.
Remember your line.
Short talk on reading.
Some fathers hate to read but love to take the family on trips.
Some children hate trips but love to read.
Funny how often these find themselves passengers in the same automobile.
I glimpsed the stupendous clear-cut shoulders of the Rockies from between paragraphs of Madame Bovary.
Cloud shadows roved languidly across her huge rock throat, traced her fur flanks.
And since those days, I do not look at hair on female flesh without thinking,
It's hard to answer.
have one that you would recommend for us?
What is the best writing advice you've ever received?
I've never received any.
I don't ask, frankly.
Have you given any advice that you think is valuable?
Start in the middle.
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