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  <name><![CDATA[Dharmashanti Kelleher]]></name>
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  <about><![CDATA[Dharmashanti Kelleher has held a passion for literature since she was young. She began writing short stories, essays and poetry as a teenager. Her first part time job was as a library aide in her hometown of Lilburn, GA. 

In 1988, she earned her bachelor's of arts degree in journalism, with a minor in speech communication. After a few years in broadcasting, she left journalism to pursue other interests. 

Nearly twenty years later, she returned to writing. She self-published &quot;Fight the Misery Conspiracy&quot;, which addresses our tendency as individuals and as a society to deny ourselves happiness.

She has also published a series of essays, drawing on her struggles with addiction and depression. 

She is currently working on a literary novel dealing with the problems of addiction in the lesbian and gay community.]]></about>  <influences><![CDATA[Lawrence Block, Jodi Picoult, Robert Cormier]]></influences>  <gender>female</gender>  <hometown>Atlanta, GA</hometown>  <born_at>11/19/1966</born_at>    
  
  
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  <title><![CDATA[Fight the Misery Conspiracy: Reclaiming Your Right to be Happy]]></title>
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      <name><![CDATA[Dharmashanti Kelleher]]></name>
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  <published>2007</published>  
  
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