Burning prose caused forest fire

A woman burning pages from her journal started a 4000-acre forest fire in the remote mountains of Washington state, the Chelan County sheriff said.

(Sheriff) Harum declined to release the woman's name. She is in her 40s and has been in the Stehekin area for the past year, living and working in campgrounds, he said. "She apparently was camping in the area and decided to burn some paper, some writing she had," he said Tuesday. She told authorities that she put dirt and water on it after it was burned, but believes that it must not have been completely out.

Speaking of burning your literary bridges, Australian author Peter Carey has asked his publishers to remove the dedications from four novels he dedicated to his now-ex-wife, Allison Summers. (Courtesy Publishers marketplace)

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