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Taylor Church

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Memoir, Fiction, Nonfiction

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Taylor Church was born in Seattle, Washington, and lived in various cities growing up. He served an LDS mission in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and is fluent in Portuguese and Spanish. He played basketball in high school and has also spent time coaching at the high school level. He is an omnivorous reader and is known for his incessant documentation and categorization of his own life. He studied history in college and specializes in Holocaust studies.

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Taylor Church Inspiration does not come at once like a UPS delivery, it comes from practicing a way of life that is conducive to inspiration. A life of constant rea…moreInspiration does not come at once like a UPS delivery, it comes from practicing a way of life that is conducive to inspiration. A life of constant reading, a life of observation, a life of love, and a life kindness. At least for me, all fountains of inspiration are turned off from laziness, negativity and nay saying. (less)
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Taylor Church I have always documented my dating life, and the joys and pain that coincide with relationships. I just kept it to myself in an unorganized and uncout…moreI have always documented my dating life, and the joys and pain that coincide with relationships. I just kept it to myself in an unorganized and uncouth manner. I finally decided maybe someone somewhere would relate to or benefit from my stories.(less)
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I love new beginnings. I love when the media and calendars and books tell me it is time to set goals or refocus my energy. But I also love when nature does the coaxing. Mother earth has a cute way of delivering opportunities for us to start over. Each day the sun is kind enough to rise and remind us of the beauty around us. Each month the moon changes and shows us it's okay to be full and to disap Read more of this blog post »
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A.A. Milne
“You can't stay in your corner of the Forest waiting for others to come to you. You have to go to them sometimes.”
― A.A. Milne, Winnie-the-Pooh
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Sharon Olds
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to be written; now it is folded, and folded,
and folded, like a note in school.”
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John Banville
“The past beats inside me like a second heart.”
― John Banville, The Sea
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John Milton
“The mind is its own place, and in itself can make a heaven of hell, a hell of heaven..”
― John Milton, Paradise Lost
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Jane Austen
“Silly things do cease to be silly if they are done by sensible people in an impudent way.”
― Jane Austen, Emma
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