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Ashley Crookham

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Some of Ashley’s favorite experiences in life have been reading books. Others were inspired by reading books.

As a wordsmith and novelist, she creates experiences for her readers.

Ashley grew up in Southern Maryland, studied in Baltimore, and had a stint in the Western part of the state. She spent half a year in New Zealand chasing hobbits. Foxes led her to Rita Mae Brown in rural Virginia. She owned too many acres in Pennsylvania then put them to use with her own hunger games. She pretended to be a Hoosier in Indiana, but was found out. So, she gathered her Vonnegut memorabilia and landed in North Carolina where she avoids alligators. Her life is currently like the backstory of a Nicholas Sparks novel. Her collection of library cards is prec ...more

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	Virtue Chasm 4.33 avg rating — 6 ratings — 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
	Western Maryland Writers Anthology 2015 by Dale A. Grove (Goodreads Author), Ashley Crookham (Goodreads Author), Paula Bilyeu it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 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
	I Was Just So Lonely 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
	Western Maryland Meetup: Fairy Tales 2016 by Sharon Poffinberger, Ashley Crookham (Goodreads Author), Barbara Mader really liked it 4.00 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
	Keep it Straightforward, Simpleton 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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Celebrate My Book Release: I Was Just So Lonely

This one is personal, and about 4 years in the making.

I’m signing copies of I Was Just So Lonely at Next Chapter Books and Art in New Bern on Saturday, May 30 – and if you’ve read the book, you already know why this particular stop means something.

Next Chapter is in the book. I put it there because it’s my favorite place in my favorite downtown, and it felt dishonest not to. Walking in on Saturday

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