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Judith Brenner's essays have appeared in MN Parent, and WINK literary magazine. She is a manuscript copy editor, having launched Creative Lakes Media, LLC, in 2011. She also publishes a national trade publication, Sharpeners’ Report, and published non-fiction books related to that trade.
A former journalist in Chicago, Brenner earned an MBA in Marketing from the University of St. Thomas in St. Paul, MN, and an undergraduate degree from Columbia College in Chicago. She completed a certificate program for a Mini-MFA from the University of Iowa Summer Writers’ Workshop. ...more

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	The Moments Between Dreams 3.82 avg rating — 226 ratings — published 2022 — 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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