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Lori Joseph

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Lori Joseph has drawn on her life experiences as an artist, wife, mother of four sons, photo stylist, producer, volunteer and friend for inspiration in her writing. The Pennwriters, founded in 1986, awarded a FIrst Place prize to Joseph for her debut poem titled, Wasserfall.

Soon after, Joseph completed The Homestead Collection, poetry based on images of the mountain west, taken by photographers Tim O’Hara and Terry Wild. The collection was published online by Clerestory Poetry Journal, Poems of the Mountain West. Joseph also framed the images with her poetry to create a touring exhibit that has shown in Massachusetts, Wyoming and Maryland. Her work has been published by the Union Pacific Railroad, JustBeU magazine, and the Nebraska Writers ...more

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	My Embrace: Inspiring stories, thoughts and poems about living with fear, compassion, humor and love. 4.25 avg rating — 4 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
	Starting Over (Hidden Tracks Book 1) 4.25 avg rating — 4 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
	Piercing Silence: A collection of chilling short stories it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 3 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
	100 Halloween Puzzles Seek and Find Book: 1000 Hidden Objects 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
	100 Masterpiece Puzzles Seek and Find Book 3.67 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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The Light We Carry: Overcoming in Uncertain Times

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Innocent: Confessions of a Welfare Mom

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Lori Joseph rated a book it was amazing Theo of Golden by Allen Levi (Goodreads Author)	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
Theo of Golden was beautifully written to engage with and draw on the emotion of readers. I found it refreshing to read a story that was smarter than the industry. The author used fineness to coax the goodness and kindness from readers versus pitchin ...more
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This marvelous collection of short stories will cause readers to squirm while asking for more. The pacing of these well told stories creates a pause, allowing readers to delve into their own mysteries. Newton outdid himself to bring these raw human e ...more
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“Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn't do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover.”
― H. Jackson Brown Jr., P.S. I Love You

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