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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72"><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>Sally’s critiques of February 2018 pieces<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Deanna: This chapter is a huge contrast to other chapters in that it is hilariously funny and full of joy and celebration. While reading it, I thought it would make a good screenplay. The scenes and sounds were so vivid. I don’t have any real criticism.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Cleora: I was hungry for sweet potato pie by the time I finished reading. I found the creative substitutions for food allergies interesting and useful. However, I was rather uncertain of the author’s audience. I also found several repetations of ingredients and cooking instructions. I feel the piece could be tightened up by placing the ingredients before the cooking instructions as is usually done in cook books or recipes. I also think that mentioning other milk substitutes for soy milk such as almond, rice, or coconut milk would have been helpful as would have been mentioning the possible use of other sugar substitues such as Splenda.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Marcia: When I worked as an occupational therapist, many of my patients had bipolar disorder, and a good friend also has this disorder. So, I knew, perhaps more than the average reader, what the author was describing. Still, she managed to do a good job of describing the illness’s effects on daily life for the person and family members. I think the piece could be improved by giving a bit more clinical background such as the disorder’s brain chemistry and the various medications and treatments available. It would also bring the couple more to life if some real outcomes of the manic phase were fully described – i.e., what happened to all the plans for reunions, etc., how did buying new items cause or not cause financial strain? I would also like to know if the author ever looked into support groups for spouses.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Leonard: Good imagery and rhyming. My favorite image was of the mare’s resting her head on the poet’s shoulder.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>