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Shay Leigh

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in Alamogordo, The United States

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http://www.goddesslivingoutloud.com

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Poetry, Mystery & Thrillers, Science Fiction & Fantasy

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January 2011

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Shay Leigh currently lives in Southern New Mexico with her three sons. She started writing poetry and fan fiction as a child. She still writes poetry, as well as children's stories, YA novels, adult Fantasy novels, and anything else that comes to her. ...more

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Average rating: 4.9 · 10 ratings · 4 reviews · 3 distinct works

	Sins Within it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 6 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
	Sinless Within 4.75 avg rating — 4 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
	Sinless Within (Sins Book 2) 0.00 avg rating — 0 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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A few more off the list

If you’ve been following my blog for a bit, then you are aware that I have a Bucket List that I am constantly adding to. And when I give myself the time to, I also complete a few.

I managed to mark a few off of the list this past year, which felt like a challenge, considering the year I’ve had.

166.) play beer (or wine!) pong

My father passed away 3 days before my birthday, but the night before h

Shay is Currently Reading

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Savior of the Shades: The Complete Shifted Fates Series

by Vasilisa Drake (Goodreads Author)

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Polysecure: Attachment, Trauma and Consensual Nonmonogamy

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The Polysecure Workbook: Healing Your Attachment and Creating Security in Loving Relationships

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“Our story has been told,
our song has been sung.
You're a road I’ve already traveled,
and from it, I have moved on.
"Already Traveled”
― Shay Leigh, Sins Within

tags: poetry-quotes

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“I want to show my sins within
To help make me sinless, once again
"What I Want”
― Shay Leigh, Sinless Within

tags: poetry-quotes

5 likes

“I offer you my soul
Within are my flaws
My grace, my kindness
My love for you
"The Offer”
― Shay Leigh, Sinless Within

tags: poetry-quotes

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Shay’s Quotes

“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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“You've gotta dance like there's nobody watching,
Love like you'll never be hurt,
Sing like there's nobody listening,
And live like it's heaven on earth.”
― William W. Purkey

tags: dance, heaven, hurt, inspirational, life, love, sing

129011 likes

“A room without books is like a body without a soul.”
― Marcus Tullius Cicero

tags: attributed-no-source, books, simile, soul

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“You only live once, but if you do it right, once is enough.”
― Mae West

tags: humor, life

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“Be yourself; everyone else is already taken.”
― Oscar Wilde

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