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Abigail Eckstine

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	The Freedom of April 3.50 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 2015	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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	On This Path We Travel by Tara Lynn Hawk, Abigail Eckstine (Goodreads Author), L. Mari Harris it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2018	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
	[Alternate Route]: Issue 3 by Michael O. Starr, Sadie Maskery (Contributor), Andre F. Peltier (Contributor) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — 2 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
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For the first time since coming out years ago, I don’t think I will be going to Pride. June has had a special place in my life for a while now, although it’s really more like August because in my hometown of Eugene, they celebrate Pride in August. Coincidently the event also took place around my birthday which made for an easy way to celebrate both. Have fun with friends, go to Pride, drink a bunc

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Words of Radiance (The Stormlight Archive, #2)

by Brandon Sanderson (Goodreads Author)

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Forbidden Circle: The Spell Sword & The Forbidden Tower

by Marion Zimmer Bradley

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Crime and Punishment

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“Never trust anyone who has not brought a book with them.”
― Lemony Snicket, Horseradish: Bitter Truths You Can't Avoid

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“There are some things, after all, that Sally Owens knows for certain: Always throw spilled salt over your left shoulder. Keep rosemary by your garden gate. Add pepper to your mashed potatoes. Plant roses and lavender, for luck. Fall in love whenever you can.”
― Alice Hoffman, Practical Magic

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“I am a cage, in search of a bird.”
― Franz Kafka

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“I believe women not just in the United States but throughout the world deserve equality and freedom but know I am in no position to tell women of other cultures what that equality and freedom should look like.”
― Roxane Gay, Bad Feminist: Essays

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“Well I haven't fucked much with the past,
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― Patti Smith, Patti Smith Collected Lyrics, 1970-2015: Lyrics, Reflections & Notes for the Future