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Kansas City is home to novelists and poets, bookstores and publishers, libraries and writer's groups, creating a rich literary landscape. And with the American Association of Writers and Writing ...

Comedy writers should breathe at least a small sigh of relief once they hear the results of an experiment that Army Reserve veteran and "M*A*S*H" star Alan Alda conducted for his podcast "Clear+Vivid.