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Judy Croome

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Judy Croome lives and writes in Johannesburg, South Africa.

Shortlisted in the African Writing Flash Fiction 2011 competition, Judy has numerous other short stories and poems published in journals and anthologies, both internationally and in South Africa. Some of Judy's short stories can be read free on-line in places as diverse as The Huffington Post's "Featured Fifty Fiction" series, and the University of Witwatersrand's School of Literature, Language and Media ITCH magazine. Judy's novel “Dancing in the Shadows of Love” and her debut poetry collection "a Lamp at Midday" are available from Amazon and other on-line stores.

A vegetarian, Judy loves cats, exploring the meaning of life, chocolate, cats, rainy days, ancient churches with their...more


As I write this my 79-year old
Mom, widowed last year after 59 years with my Dad (57 of them married), is flying off to England to spend three months with my sister. They'll be off to New York, Italy and France as well, while I must use the time to finally start that new novel which has been buzzing about in my head.



My Mom, the jet-setter, also decided
to get a tattoo in remembrance of my Dad.





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Average rating: 4.03 · 137 ratings · 82 reviews · 5 distinct works · Similar authors
Dancing in the Shadows of Love
3.88 of 5 stars 3.88 avg rating — 72 ratings — published 2011 — 4 editions
A Lamp at Midday
3.97 of 5 stars 3.97 avg rating — 32 ratings — published 2012 — 2 editions
Notes from Underground
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4.83 of 5 stars 4.83 avg rating — 12 ratings — published 2011
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4.11 of 5 stars 4.11 avg rating — 19 ratings — published 2012 — 2 editions
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5.0 of 5 stars 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2012
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“How easy it is to be bitter or angry; that's when you're at your weakest! But when you choose to be kind, to forget your hurt, that's when you find within the greatest strength of all.”
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Hammad Hammad Hello, Judy.
Hello from Malaysia.


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Judy Croome All the best for 2012 to you and your family too, Georges!


Georges Kariotis ...Hi JUDY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Happy new year!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Thank you for your friendship!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 2012...happy...happy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


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