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Verna Cole Mitchell

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in Cincinnati, Ohio, The United States

November 04

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Poetry, Fiction, Nonfiction

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Sandburg|16380], Langston Hughes
36910, Emily Dickinson, and so many ...more

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Verna Cole Mitchell, wife, mother, grandmother, and former English teacher, writes from the heart. Her poetry invites readers through sensory word pictures to enjoy the infinite beauty of nature, to find inspiration in God’s never-ending love, to reflect on the meaning and experiences of life, and sometimes just to smile.

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	Somewhere Beyond the Blue 4.90 avg rating — 10 ratings — published 2013 — 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
	Don't Frighten the Pansies by Verna Cole Mitchell (Goodreads Author), Allie Tucker (Illustrator), Stephanie Smith 4.78 avg rating — 9 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
	Sipping Memories from a Cup of Childhood 4.80 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 2014 — 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
	Blessings Right and Left it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 2014 — 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
	Day-by-Day Prayer Journal: Hope it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 4 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
	Word Tapestry it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 2016	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
	Reflections of a Teacher, Once and Still it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — 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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“The Colt rested in her lap. “You better wake up in the morning, Mr. Latimer because I don’t want to have to explain a dead man in my cabin to the sheriff.”

—Emma in "Emma of Crooked Creek”
― MK McClintock, Emma of Crooked Creek

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