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Shelby Ann

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Shelby Ann published their first poetry collection, Post-You, in 2020 and is currently working on their debut novel. As a lifelong academic, Shelby writes essays analyzing novels, manga, and video games under the name InvestiGeek (www.investigeek.com). ...more

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Lights Out (Into Darkness, #1)

by Navessa Allen

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The House of My Mother: A Daughter's Quest for Freedom

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The Extinction of Experience: Being Human in a Disembodied World

by Christine Rosen

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Shelby Ann is 42% done with Baldur's Gate 3: Dear lord, I am really trying to convince myself this will get better for the sake of my two loves, Kingfisher and Astation, but I might have to find the truth that Kingfisher does not thrive when working with pre-drawn scripts... Baldur's Gate 3: Astarion by T. Kingfisher progress:	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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Eh, I guess that was slightly insightful, but mostly just basic insight on how to give your child a comfy environment to grow.
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“Your husband is not going to take care of you the way you think,” Phoebe says. “Nobody can take care of you the way you need to take care of yourself. It’s your job to take care of yourself like that.”
― Alison Espach, The Wedding People

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“She doesn’t see the point in staying alive only to do all the same things that made her want to die.”
― Alison Espach, The Wedding People

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