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My Sixth Starving Artist Story

December 3, 2008 – 7:25 am

Here are the links to the earlier Starving Artist Stories.  For consistency, you might want to read them: My Fifth Starving Artist Story My Fourth Starving Artist Story My Third Starving Artist Story My Second Starving Artist Story OK, My First Starving Artist Story Since I was afraid of flying, I decided to take an […]

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My Fifth Starving Artist Story

November 19, 2008 – 6:52 am

I was sad when Victoria Donner, Tamsen’s older sister moved out of the Texas Federation of Women’s Clubs.  I found her to be the sweetest and most approachable of all The Donner clan.  Her room was immediately taken by Parivash Shogi’s cousin, who was sent from Tehran to America for brain surgery. Pari was the […]

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My Fourth Starving Artist Story

November 12, 2008 – 4:07 pm

Stick with it, there is a photo at the end.   This Starving Artist post will focus on Tamsen Donner, who was a large influence on my life.  We ended up taking a trip through the South together – a trip that I will never forget. God chiseled and hammered Tamsen out of the hardest stone.  […]

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My Third Starving Artist Story

November 5, 2008 – 12:23 pm

Stick with it – there are pictures at the bottom! I really didn’t appreciate my coworkers during the times that I worked at Les Amis (I worked there at two separate times).  There were the itinerates that had worked there for years, and the college students that were working for pocket money.  I was already […]

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My Second Starving Artist Story

October 29, 2008 – 12:36 pm

(Please read the post: OK, My First Starving Artist Story before proceeding.) I need to back-track just a bit here and tell you a little about my best friend during those times, and how we met.  I was still working in the publicity office at KLRN, and my boss hired a “Kelly Girl” because I […]

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