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Jessica Patient

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in The United Kingdom

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Jessica’s short stories have appeared at 3:AM Magazine, The Beat, Metazen, The View from Here Magazine and many other places. Her writing has also been on display at the IMAX in London.

Follow her on Instagram @jeckybookish

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Average rating: 4.04 · 89 ratings · 23 reviews · 4 distinct works

	Jawbreakers by Calum Kerr (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Valerie O'Riordan (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Jenn Ashworth (Contributor) 3.80 avg rating — 46 ratings — published 2012 — 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
	100RPM - One Hundred Stories Inspired By Music by Caroline Smailes (Editor), Nik Kershaw (Introduction), Rowan Coleman (Goodreads Author) (Contributor) 3.95 avg rating — 44 ratings — published 2012	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
	Six Sentences, Volume 2 by Robert McEvily (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Jessica Patient (Goodreads Author) (Contributor) 4.67 avg rating — 9 ratings — published 2009	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
	The Marriage Scrappage Scheme And Other Stories it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 6 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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Mona’s eyes

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Some Day This Will Be A Funny Story

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Murder Before "I Do" (Cranberry Creek Word Search Mystery #3)

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“There is nothing to writing. All you do is sit down at a typewriter and bleed.”
― Ernest Hemingway

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“Books are the quietest and most constant of friends; they are the most accessible and wisest of counselors, and the most patient of teachers.”
― Charles W. Eliot

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“Those who don't believe in magic will never find it.”
― Roald Dahl

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“It is a curious thought, but it is only when you see people looking ridiculous that you realize just how much you love them. ”
― Agatha Christie, Agatha Christie: An Autobiography

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