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Sally Cole-Misch is a writer, author and environmental communicator who advocates for the natural world through work and play. She holds a bachelor's degree in journalism from the University of Missouri and a master's degree in environmental education and international water policy from the University of Michigan. Throughout her career, she's communicated about our essential connections with nature, how our lifestyles impact the planet we live on, and the role we can play to restore and protect our water, land and air.

Sally took a crazy leap into fiction through Stanford University's writing certificate program in fiction, where her wonderful professors and fellow students helped her to complete the first draft of The Best Part of Us. She ...more

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Sally Cole-Misch I love the sense of calm that comes when I've written enough to realize a truth or emotion that rings true to me or to my characters. I love when what…moreI love the sense of calm that comes when I've written enough to realize a truth or emotion that rings true to me or to my characters. I love when what I write makes sense to others and helps them to understand a new concept, truth or emotion that they may not have understood before. I love when I can talk with readers and hear their personal reactions and perceptions of something I've written -- how it's touched them, in positive or negative ways, as it helps me get to know that person better and gives clarity as to how my writing is interpreted. I love the English language and how words can touch others.(less)

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Sally Cole-Misch said: " If Christina Baker Kline can review her own novel, I guess I can too, right? I appreciate how other authors have summarized the story: "This is not just storytelling, it's a lived experience;" "A luminous novel that will keep you up reading, and keep ...more "

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“Life happens so fast. I woke up a young man, at lunch I was middle aged, and by dinner I could imagine my own death. I long ago finished my wine, ale, and hors d'oeuvres, the main course was mostly a grand feast. Coffee has been served, and I hope for one last, sweet taste of dessert.”
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