The letterhead from a Giffords press release

The deadly explosions at the Boston Marathon triggered my memories of another horrible tragedy that killed a child, injured dozens, and stopped a community cold.

January 8, 2011.

This was the day of the shootings at a Tucson, Arizona grocery store.

That was also the day Sip and Go Girl began materializing because I felt a calling toward more writing and also focusing on communication and relationships.

I was sitting in a Starbucks paying bills and reading when a customer walked to the counter, ordered a drink, and told the worker there had been a shooting at Ina and Oracle.

I paid little attention but marked the words.
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