LAST CHRISTMAS (poem) and the revision process.

I don't usually talk about my poems or my writing process, but here's a piece where I do just that. It would be very worth your while to check it out!

http://pdxkaraokeguy.hubpages.com/_3gvrkbouobv74/hub/Last-Christmas-revised

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