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The Book on the Bucket List   Today's article was written by our new author friend (online) Alle C. Hall; we first met through an author group on FaceBook and today she is sharing this piece with our audience. Alle has focused on short stories and creative essays initially, however she is in the process of working on 2 novels.  An excerpt from Alle C. Hall’s first novel (coming out in March 2023; Black Rose Writing publishers) placed as a finalist for The Lascaux Prize . A Best Small Fictions and Best of the Net nominee, Hall’s fiction appears in Dale Peck’s Evergreen Review , New World Writing , Litro , and Tupelo Quarterly ; and her essays in Creative Nonfiction and Hobart . In 1993, I wrote the first sentence of my novel: “ I was watching myself from beside myself .” ... Two years ago, when I signed my contract, my 14-year-old son asked, “ Is publishing this book on your bucket list? ” I said, “ Publishing this book is my bucket list. ” * * * As Far as You Can Go Before Yo...