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Allison Hawn

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http://circusplatypus.blogspot.com/

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Allison Hawn

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Humor and Comedy, Nonfiction

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Lewis Carroll, Erving Goffman, Ellen DeGeneres, Sue Grafton ...more

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April 2013

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Allison Hawn was born in Idaho and has spent her life obtaining adventures. The daughter of a musician, she was
brought up all over the United States with occasional dalliances into foreign lands. She holds a degree in psychology from Northwest Nazarene University in Nampa, Idaho, where she also had a weekly humor column with a small time newspaper "The Crusader." She is also the author of two collections of short, bizarre, humorous stories titled "Life is a
Circus Run by a Platypus" and "Life is a Pirate Ship Run by a Velociraptor." She currently resides in Spokane, Washington, where she works with the homeless, domestic violence victims, and other disenfranchised populations as a case manager, but calls a myriad of locations home. ...more

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	Life is a Circus Run by a Platypus 3.77 avg rating — 290 ratings — published 2013 — 4 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
	Free the Shorts! 3.77 avg rating — 136 ratings — published 2015	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
	Life is a Pirate Ship Run by a Velociraptor 4.20 avg rating — 75 ratings — published 2014 — 4 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
	Gates of Erebus by Su Williams (Goodreads Author), Rewan Tremethick (Goodreads Author), Kandy Kay Scaramuzzo (Goodreads Author) 4.50 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
	Life is a Roller Derby Run by a Sphinx by Allison Hawn (Goodreads Author), Raquelle Potts (Editor), CarolBeth Hawn (Editor) 4.25 avg rating — 4 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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Hello all! I hope everyone is having a fantastic summer thus far! I know, I know, I haven't posted much lately. I blame a beast of a move, pure post-graduation from grad school exhaustion and prolonged illness.

What has brought me back to writing here today is a topic that is more personal to me than your parents showing your significant other that embarrassing picture of you as a kid wearing your Read more of this blog post »

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Torn (The Dothan Chronicles, #1)

by Charissa Dufour (Goodreads Author)

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Allison Hawn said: " If you love intrigue and drama, snag this book! Author Charissa Dufour brings forth a fascinating power struggle in her newest book "Torn."

If you love "Game of Thrones," then this book will definitely be your cup of tea. The characters are unique and ...more "

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“I am not a morning person, I’m more of a morning velociraptor.”
― Allison Hawn, Life is a Circus Run by a Platypus

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“This job also taught me that true pandemonium rarely builds slowly, it more often drops from the ceiling with a fluttering cape, throwing a handful of glitter in your face while announcing, “I’m here!”
― Allison Hawn, Free the Shorts!

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The Humour Club: People You NEVER Want to Meet in Heaven (Or Anywhere Else, For That Matter...)	41	30	Sep 19, 2013 12:15PM
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A Million More Pages: I Solemnly Swear I Am Up To No Good! - Slytherin April Prefect Challenge	318	176	Jul 01, 2015 01:43AM
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