just an asterisk

When I write for JAA, I often visit a plethora of articles, from Wikipedia to the New York Times, in an effort to see if there’s any interest in the subject of the day.  Once I start researching, my notes tend to get a bit scattered: handwritten reminders on my trusty pad or links sent to my Gmail.  Moreover, for each site, I worry slightly that I’ve missed something – what phrase exactly did I want to quote again…?  By the time I sit down to write, my thoughts are spread around and require some serious consolidation.

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