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It has happened to all of us: that crystalline moment when we discover the magic and the power of words. The love is so deep and powerful that, given the chance, you might very well find yourself conjuring a plausible proposal for marriage. It just can't get any better than this, right?

For me, that love affair started when I was three, maybe four, and my parents had signed me up for a children's Read more of this blog post »

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Published on May 01, 2013 19:24 • Tags: love-of-words

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	From Stage Door Shadows by Jodi Cleghorn (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Jessica Bell (Goodreads Author) (Contributor), Andrew J. McKiernan (Goodreads Author) (Contributor) 4.71 avg rating — 14 ratings — published 2012 — 2 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
	Fossil Five by Rus Vanwestervelt (Goodreads Author), Jodi Cleghorn (Goodreads Author) (Editor) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 13 ratings — published 2019 — 2 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
	Cold Rock it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 2012 — 2 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
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	Her First Reality, Darkness by Jodi Cleghorn (Goodreads Author), Rus Vanwestervelt (Goodreads Author) (Editor) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 2019 — 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
	2732 Prisms of Love-Stained Light 4.33 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 2021	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
	I'm Still Trying To Figure It All Out Myself... by Larry Cohen, Rus Vanwestervelt (Goodreads Author) (Editor) 4.50 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2009 — 2 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
	A Christmas Legacy 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2011	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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