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On Rejection
2 Nov 2011

On Rejection

by David Licata | posted in: Other Work, Quotes | 0

Recently I posted on Facebook an email rejection I received for a work of nonfiction — Thank you for sending us “[title withheld by me].” The editors had a lengthy discussion about your work. Unfortunately, we are not able to … Continued

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Los Angeles Times summary of A Life's Work.

Filmed over 15 years in locations throughout the US, A LIFE'S WORK is a documentary about long-term thinking, a meditation on Deep Time, a film essay about legacy.

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