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Lisa M. Orban

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August 20, 1969

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Lisa Orban was born in Galesburg, IL in 1969. She was moved by her parents (without even asking!) to Quincy as a small child. Bouncing from parent to parent, and house to house until at 16 she was given a broader tour of the state courtesy of foster care.

At 18, she voluntarily left for Phoenix with a high school friend where she lived for three years. After returning to Quincy, she went to college and earned an Associates of Arts in Psychology, with a minor in Art. Over the years she has held many jobs, but never quite found the right one. She has written poetry and short stories on a variety of subjects from raising children to finance for online publication. Finally in 2013, after much urging from her friends for years, she sat down one
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Lisa M. Orban I'm currently working on the second book of what I hope is a series of three under the title "Okay, picture this..." the second book is tentatively be…moreI'm currently working on the second book of what I hope is a series of three under the title "Okay, picture this..." the second book is tentatively being called "Wine Come in Six-Packs". (less)
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I wrote a cookbook!

I'm so excited to share with everyone that I wrote a cookbook coming out Nov 1st.

If you are like me and hate to cook, but living requires that you do, this may be the cookbook you've been looking for all your life. There are over 100 recipes, and they are all quick, easy, and simple to make. There's also a sprinkling of cooking disaster stories sure to make anyone feel better about their own kitch Read more of this blog post »
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