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In my memoir "You Could Make This Place Beautiful," I wrote, “Life, like a poem, is a series of choices ... What do we spend our days doing? Maggie Smith's eight book, "Dear Writer," comes ...

A New York Times best-selling writer, teacher, Columbus-area native and single mother, Maggie Smith is well known for her award-winning books, collections and works including “Good Bones” and ...