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S.L. Coelho

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Fiction author S.L. Coelho, enjoys thrilling readers and scaring them 'just a little'. She grew up in southern Manitoba entertaining her younger siblings with tall tales. Spurred on by English teachers, these tales grew into written works, which usually found a home in her high school locker. She continued to write stories, and keep journals of ideas, and inspiration.

With the support and prompting of her husband, she published Black Loon Lake. Her love of books came from her grandparents' small classics library; in grade school she read the works of Kipling, Melville, Burroughs, Stevenson, Verne, Poe, Twain, et al.

After University, she held management positions where the majority of her work involved technical writing. Most recently, she ...more

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Black Loon Lake

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“Autism, is part of my child, it's not everything he is. My child is so much more than a diagnosis.”
― Sandra L Westendorf-Coelho, The World According to August - One Good Friend

tags: autism, children-books

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“Pray for peace, hope for love, work towards a better community.”
― Sandra L Westendorf-Coelho

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“In the ashes of adversity, lies opportunity.”
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tags: adversity, inspirational, opportunity

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“The love of learning, the sequestered nooks,
And all the sweet serenity of books”
― Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

tags: books, learning, love, serenity

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“Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don't matter, and those who matter don't mind.”
― Bernard M. Baruch

tags: ataraxy, be-yourself, confidence, fitting-in, individuality, misattributed-dr-seuss, those-who-matter

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“If you don't have time to read, you don't have the time (or the tools) to write. Simple as that.”
― Stephen King

tags: reading, writing

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“Books are a uniquely portable magic.”
― Stephen King, On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft

tags: books, magic, reading

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“Pray for peace, hope for love, work towards a better community.”
― Sandra L Westendorf-Coelho

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