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Tara Giltner

I am a freelance writer, editor and creative professional. I have worked in the corporate, family-owned and startup worlds, writing and managing the production of national brand roll-outs, international marketing collateral and state government assignments.

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The brisk steps of heeled boots beat rhythmically against the hum of engines and horns. Skyscrapers tower overhead, leaving little room for light other than the billboard screens of advertisements and PSAs. Her gaze remains fixed forward as she moves within with the mass of people who surround her. The street ends at Central Park. She turns right along the waist-high stone wall that borders the valley below. Glancing over, she sees winter finches flit about cement walkways and barren trees. Read more.

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