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Cat Russell shares her life with her high school sweetheart, their son, and other ferocious creatures in the wilds of Ohio while writing short stories, composing poetry, and learning more about the craft every day. Her work has been published in print and online, and she is the author of three books: Soul Picked Clean (March 2019), An Optimist’s Journal of the End of Days and Other Stories (August 2020), and the forthcoming Pinholes: Traveling through the Curtain of the Night (November 2021, Writing Knights Press).

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	Soul Picked Clean 4.90 avg rating — 10 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
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	The Fairytale Ends: A Tale of Gawayne and the Green Knight it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 3 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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POEM: “eating poetry”

“eating poetry”

Perhaps I’m being too hard on them.

I watch each page disintegrate to dust
beneath pale white hands, honeycombed holes bored
through each crumbling page, wonder at the chaos
their burrowing mandibles inflicted on this script,
and yet...
they consumed letters
like Lady Fingers as they feasted on each folio. Did they relish
each savory cellulose word? Were they intoxicated by
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Doctor Who: I Am a Dalek

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The Heroine's Journey: For Writers, Readers, and Fans of Pop Culture

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