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Deidre Mapstone

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in Rochester, The United States

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Young Adult, Fantasy

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Deidre Mapstone grew up in Rochester, New York. She's a city girl who spent her summers on Canandaigua Lake. She had the best of both worlds, and a most normal, cheery childhood.
She married her high school sweetheart right out of college, and a few years later started their family. They now have three children, the first attending college.
Being busy raising three children, Deidre didn't discover writing as an occupation until later. She wrote things throughout her life, but didn't think she'd ever have anything published. That is, until self-publishing came along.
The self-publishing world opened up possibilities to Deidre that before, she just thought of as dreams and ideas.
With encouragement from her writing daughter and her husband, Deidr ...more

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Average rating: 4.36 · 47 ratings · 18 reviews · 3 distinct works

	Awethology Dark by Myk Pilgrim (Goodreads Author) (Contributor), Christie Stratos (Goodreads Author) (Contributor), Michael J. Elliott (Goodreads Author) (Contributor) 4.30 avg rating — 33 ratings — published 2015 — 11 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Sigrun (The Bandamann Saga, #1) 4.38 avg rating — 16 ratings — published 2014 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Sigrun: The Bandamann Saga: Volume 1 by Deidre Mapstone (2014-01-05) by Deidre Mapstone (Goodreads Author), Unknown Author 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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A Year in Retrospect

Somehow it's been a year already. Somehow it's taken forever to get here. I feel both at the same time. Luckily, I've never been one to feel time is a real concept.

One year ago, my father, my first best friend, my teacher, my mentor left this plane. I was in the hospital with my mother, my younger brother, and my Godmother. I sat by my father while his breathing became more labored and mo

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