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Patricia A. Smith is a writer and artist (and sometimes both at the same time). A former columnist, restaurant critic and cruise line executive, Smith has lived in London, Greece, Denmark, Hungary, Egypt, Costa Rica and France. She returned permanently to the United States from Paris in 2001.
When not busy writing (she maintains a daily blog at thewhole9.com and writes for OpenSalon.com), Smith can be found working on her book proposal, painting, solving world hunger, stupidity and the national debt, dissecting the human heart and relationships or searching for the next great chef, destination or restaurant (not necessarily in that order). In her free time, she works on her memoir and book proposal while being extra careful not to fold, spindle or mutilate her incoming e-mail. Smith attended the University of South Florida and Richmond College in London where she studied communications, night clubbing and Harrod's Department Store (not necessarily in that order either). No stranger to controversy, Smith's art work (and some of her restaurant reviews) have earned her the dubious distinction of being persona non grata at certain establishments that shall remain nameless. Not one to pass up a challenge, when not envisioning herself taking long walks on a moonlit beach with someone who resembles George Clooney (in that he has is an actual man with a mind and mouth that both function properly) Smith enjoys the idea of taking over the internet even though her name yields something like 8 million matches when searched and one of them (a 2008 National Book Award finalist) happens to be her friend. Smith is seriously considering changing her last name to increase her chances of being discovered as someone worth reading and getting to know. And perhaps one day being a finalist for a National Book Award as well.

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Army Recruiting Poster, From ImagesAttr
SHARE More Sharing        Sunday, January 30, 2011
Saving Our Country, One Boy at a Time Why we need to pay attention to the Middle East and what we need to do about it right here at home.
Great Pyramids of Egypt, From ImagesAttr
(1 comments) SHARE More Sharing        Friday, January 28, 2011
Egypt is Rising Why we need to pay attention to what happens in Cairo.
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(1 comments) SHARE More Sharing        Tuesday, January 11, 2011
Enough Said The truth about labels, is that they are all systematically killing us.
(5 comments) SHARE More Sharing        Sunday, January 2, 2011
What You Won't See Happen in 2011 Predictions for 2011 that I hope can't be proven wrong.
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(2 comments) SHARE More Sharing        Friday, November 19, 2010
Groping for Truth Behind Airport Security What's wrong with airport security and how it took us ten long years to get there.
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(2 comments) SHARE More Sharing        Monday, November 1, 2010
I'll Take Republican Game Show Hosts for 20, Alex Why are almost TV game show hosts Republicans.....?
(4 comments) SHARE More Sharing        Sunday, October 24, 2010
Love (and Haiti) in the Time of Cholera Why doesn't anybody care about Haiti?
(6 comments) SHARE More Sharing        Sunday, October 3, 2010
Suicide in Virtual Reality Hell How civil discourse, social media and hate crimes collided on the Internet and drove one young man to suicide.
(5 comments) SHARE More Sharing        Friday, September 17, 2010
Top 10 Reasons I Don't Fast on Yom Kippur A humorous look at why I do not participate in this ritual.
(18 comments) SHARE More Sharing        Friday, September 10, 2010
What About the Day BEFORE 9/11? With all the talk about 9/11, we often forget that there was life the day before. This article examines the "before" and "after" of horrific events.
(3 comments) SHARE More Sharing        Wednesday, September 8, 2010
A Letter to ImPastor Jones An open letter to Rev.Terry Jones
(4 comments) SHARE More Sharing        Monday, February 15, 2010
Can We Handle the Truth? On racism, bigotry, war and truth.
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(2 comments) SHARE More Sharing        Wednesday, February 3, 2010
Flirting with Disaster How women get themselves in trouble in the romance department.
(1 comments) SHARE More Sharing        Monday, February 1, 2010
Valentine's Day: Great Expectations Romantic notions in advance of Valentine's Day.
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SHARE More Sharing        Thursday, January 28, 2010
Did Steve Jobs Screw Up? Doesn't Steve Jobs own a calendar?
(3 comments) SHARE More Sharing        Wednesday, January 27, 2010
Like it or Not, the Truth about Men A primer for women to understand men.
(12 comments) SHARE More Sharing        Monday, January 25, 2010
Are You Coming or Going? A very frank look at sex. Come all ye faithful!
(1 comments) SHARE More Sharing        Sunday, January 24, 2010
You Are How You Eat In which I discuss the lost art of table manners.
(1 comments) SHARE More Sharing        Monday, January 18, 2010
Life Changes Just Like That Understanding how devastation can change your life from one minute to the next.
(7 comments) SHARE More Sharing        Thursday, January 14, 2010
A Wordinista's Guide to Pronunciation A frustrated person's plea for the correct pronunciation of words.

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