The soft or shrill voice within us
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- Macy Swain
- Flint, MI and San Pedro, CA, United States
- Writing teacher, preacher's kid, former Peace Corps volunteer to Tonga, author of a 2006 novel Night Blind, trophy wife.
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5 comments:
I thought that sounded very familiar, then I remembered that it's YOU. lol
Yay! Good for you, Jan.
Yeah, Gillian -- I broke my cover. :)
Good going and congratulations!
Jan:
Congratulations. Great article and so true.
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