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Now we have the opportunity to do that on a much larger scale.</p><p id="3c55" class="pw-post-body-paragraph nz oa gz ob b ht oc od oe hw of og oh oi oj ok ol om on oo op oq or os ot ou gs bk">Just another example of women helping women.</p><h1 id="43c1" class="ox oy gz bf oz pa pb hv pc pd pe hy pf pg ph pi pj pk pl pm pn po pp pq pr ps bk"><strong class="al">What Do I Expect You To Do?</strong></h1><p id="0e7f" class="pw-post-body-paragraph nz oa gz ob b ht pt od oe hw pu og oh oi pv ok ol om pw oo op oq px os ot ou gs bk">The first step is to apply to be a writer for MP. Submit your profile info to middlepause51@gmail. I’ll then peruse your writing, and if you are a fit, I’ll add you as a writer. Remember, we take only female writers at this point.</p><p id="ce64" class="pw-post-body-paragraph nz oa gz ob b ht oc od oe hw of og oh oi oj ok ol om on oo op oq or os ot ou gs bk">Then I’ll look at the articles submitted to MP to see if they are in accordance with the posted guidelines (see below). 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