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Deborah Rae Cota

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in Castro Valley, The United States

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Urban Fantasy, Family, Fantasy

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A ten year old girl reads a sign in the hall of her elementary school advertising a contest for Halloween stories. Inspired by the local Saturday night “Creature Features” show, hosted by Bob Wilkins, she writes a story about a traveling salesman who won’t take no for an answer, and his murderous final customer who drives him mad when the salesman’s severed hand keeps knocking on ever door he closes. Upon reading this story, the girl’s teacher emphatically says, “You need to submit this!”
She submits the story, and wins a stack of books as her prize.
Two months later the teacher asked her to stay after class.
“Here,” the red-haired teacher said. “I want you to have this. It isn’t much, but I think you can use it.” The girl takes the bag; a sm ...more

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I love writing with
Anthony Slawson.
He has a poetic verve
that invades my core and inspires me beyond all belief. I have tried in the
past to encourage him to pursue his writing further, and maybe still one day he
will. Today, I am just happy to be the writer he chose to work with now.

Did I mention I love
writing with Anthony Slawson?

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“Never, never, never give in!”
― Winston S. Churchill

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“You have brains in your head. You have feet in your shoes. You can steer yourself any direction you choose. You're on your own. And you know what you know. And YOU are the one who'll decide where to go...”
― Dr. Seuss, Oh, the Places You’ll Go!

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“There is no greater agony than bearing an untold story inside you.”
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“Listen to the mustn'ts, child. Listen to the don'ts. Listen to the shouldn'ts, the impossibles, the won'ts. Listen to the never haves, then listen close to me... Anything can happen, child. Anything can be.”
― Shel Silverstein

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