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Michelle Cray

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Born
in The United States
Genre
Memoir, Fiction, Humor and Comedy

Member Since
December 2020


Since I was a young girl, I enjoyed writing in my diary. However, I didn’t seriously consider writing a book until more recently. Prior to my career as an author, I worked in finance for a large corporation, finding it stressful and unfulfilling. It was when I gave birth to my first child in April of 2020 that I decided to focus my energy on family and raising my son.

During this time, I pursued writing as a hobby and started working on my first comedic feature screenplay. I realized how much I enjoyed the process of artistic creation and continued it through my books. I am a happily married, stay-at-home mom of two boys.

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Average rating: 4.72 · 29 ratings · 9 reviews · 2 distinct works • Similar authors
Stretched
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Not About Him
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"Stretched by Michelle Cray is the kind of story that doesn’t flinch - and that’s exactly what makes it powerful.

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At its core, this book digs into the quiet, complicated wreckage of family. It captures what it feels like to grow up in the in-betwe" Read more of this review »
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"Okay, this book? Not here to comfort you, here to shake you a little.

Stretched by Michelle Cray is raw, unfiltered, and honestly, kind of impossible to read without feeling something. It doesn’t sugarcoat trauma or wrap it in a pretty bow, it just l" Read more of this review »
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"Great book! I thoroughly enjoyed reading Stretched. Michelle’s memoir was very moving and not exactly what I expected (I’ve been a fan of her comedic writing for years- Stretched was not the same!)

I couldn’t put it down. However, I was also uncomfort" Read more of this review »
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Spells for Surviving a Haunted Childhood by Barbara Latinka
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The perfect blend of poetry and storytelling to capture the essence of her truth. I look forward to part 2!
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Hunter S. Thompson
“Life should not be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside in a cloud of smoke, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming "Wow! What a Ride!”
― Hunter S. Thompson, The Proud Highway: Saga of a Desperate Southern Gentleman, 1955-1967
tags: adventure, death, life
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