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My Brother Is Engaged & Other News

I know this has nothing to do with poetry, but as the oldest brother in my family unit, I was excited to learn that my brother proposed to his long-time girlfriend today, and (drum roll) she said, "Yes."

Great news! I was excited. Had to share.

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In other (personal) news, I released a new edition of Faulty Mindbomb at http://faultymindbomb.blogspot.com/2007/09/fmb0029.html. Be sure to check out Linda Benninghoff's poem "Easter" (yes, in September--I'm a little slow, okay).

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Have a great weekend!

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