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Lori Johnson
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The other day, I watched a cute clip of Anderson Cooper teasing his mother, Gloria Vanderbilt, about the storage unit she rents. He obviously thinks the rental is a waste of money and full of useless junk. I know a little something about that. Last weekend, I stopped by my own rental storage unit. I'm determined to empty it, but it's a struggle.
I don't think I'm a packrat (or God-forbid, a hoar...
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A Natural Woman
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2009
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After The Dance
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Put On Some Marvin (Literature & Fiction)
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This is an excerpt from a longer short story I wrote and published (Emrys Journal) back in the the '90s. If you'd like to read the complete version, please visit my website: http://lorijohnsonbooks.com/
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The first part of this book is well done. Frey does describe what it is like to be an addict well. I'm one & I know. After that, it was pure fiction - very dangerous fiction for an addict.
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I did go into this book after the whole scandel business went down, and I went in not caring if it wasn't quite as factual as some may thinkg. Going in knowing this, I had a fairly open mind thinking of it more as a "based on a true story" kind of...
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You don't have to love, or even like, sports to enjoy this book.
Truly inspiring!!
Happy writing and reading!!
Great! I hope you enjoy it. Either way it goes though, please feel free to share your thoughts with me about it when you're done . . .Lori
