Dixie Swanson

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Dixie Swanson


Born
in San Antonio TX, The United States
January 01, 1900

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I read like you breathe and after nearly a lifetime of inhaling books, it is time for me to write a few.

I'm a native Texan, but have lived in Washington, D.C. where I worked for a very influential lobbyist. then I went to Boston for four years, returning to Texas after that. We try to spend the summers in Maine.

I had two successful careers as a pediatrician and a television health reporter (and was taking writing classes because I was bored) when systemic lupus rather rudely ended both my careers. It sent me into the half-lit world of the chronically ill.

I can't dance and I sure can't sing, but I can write. It's time for me to put the books I've been writing in my head onto paper.

A portion of my sales goes to UNICEF, the United Nations
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I've moved, please come visit me!

Hi friends,

I've enjoyed starting my blogs on Goodreads, it's a great site and I will stay active here, but I want to invite everyone to follow my writing on www.dixieswanson.com. I'll be writing about contemporary issues. You can buy my books on this site (The Accidental Senator and The Accidental Presdident, and, in the fall, The Accidental President Returns).

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Published on February 18, 2012 18:20
Average rating: 4.1 · 116 ratings · 51 reviews · 11 distinct works
The Accidental Senator, Vol...

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The Accidental President, V...

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The Accidental President Re...

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The Accidental President: A...

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The Accidental Senator: A P...

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Once Upon a War

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What We Must Do: A Novel of...

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Once Upon a War: Women in War

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“A woman's life is never a fairy tale ... neither is war.”
Dixie Swanson, Once Upon a War

“No good deed goes unpunished. Do one anyway.”
Dixie Swanson

“Swanson's First Law of Directions: Those who can read, don't.”
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