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Stephen J. Lyons

Stephen J. Lyons is the author of "Landscape of the Heart," a memoir of single fatherhood. He lives in Washington state.This week he received a rejection letter that described his
writing as "unfocused and full of broken glass." It actually made him
feel good.

This picture taken on October 18, 2018 shows newborn green turtles heading to the sea after being released from a protected area on Thameehla Island. - Peril plagues the young life of a baby turtle in Myanmar; if the crabs don't get them before they scramble from the beach to the sea, poachers or fishing trawlers may do - while habitat destruction also decimates their numbers. Myanmar's waters boast five of the world's seven sea turtle species, including the critically endangered hawksbill, the endangered green turtle as well as the olive ridley, leatherback and loggerhead turtles, all listed as vulnerable. (Photo by Ye Aung THU / AFP) / PHOTO ESSAY by Ye Aung THU (Photo credit should read YE AUNG THU/AFP/Getty Images) (Ye Aung Thu/AFP/Getty Images))

Kia blasted for “we save turtles” car commercial

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When a man loves a daughter

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Every other weekend

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Nonfat love in a big-box store

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Low-fat Spanish rice for lovers

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How to pronounce “memoir”

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Grandma Georgia Uchytil’s apricot kolachky

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My grandparents’ legacy

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While you are gone

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The joys of being a middle-aged man

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I luv Ruby

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Rejection made easy

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There goes my baby

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Running To The Mountain

Stephen J. Lyons