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I have been writing for publication most of my life. I wrote a weekly column for the Hammond Times newspaper for three years during high school. In addition, I wrote two blogs in the early 2000s: Hand Quilting and The Mystery Bookshelf. Both of these blogs were published for eight years. I have been writing my current blog for nine years.
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