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I am a published author and a recent university graduate. After raising a family and divorcing, I moved from the Pacific Northwest to Ohio, remarried, published a memoir (The Uncomfortable Confessions of a Preacher’s Kid), and enrolled at Kent State University, graduating in December 2022 at the age of fifty-six with a Bachelor of Integrative Studies in Creative Writing, Women’s Studies, and Anthropology. Scold’s Bridle began during my time at the university. I am a neurodivergent pagan, writer, scrap artist, and visual thinker.

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	The Uncomfortable Confessions of a Preacher's Kid: A memoir 4.38 avg rating — 39 ratings — published 2019 — 3 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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	Secrets by Roxanna Rose, Toni Kief (Goodreads Author), CeeCee Elaine (Goodreads Author) 4.50 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2020	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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