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Jen Ashburn

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Jen Ashburn is the author The Light on the Wall (Main Street Rag, 2016).

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Craft in the Real World: Rethinking Fiction Writing and Workshopping

by Matthew Salesses (Goodreads Author)

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Donegal Tarantella

by Moya Cannon

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Thinking, Fast and Slow

by Daniel Kahneman

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