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A. B. McFarland began her passionate love affair with writing when she was a child, and as a young adult, performed her poetry live on FM radio and other venues. She has professionally published newspaper articles and technical documents, and has a Master’s degree in Technical Communication. She enjoys writing realistic fiction about quirky characters, especially those who do not fit traditional gender stereotypes.

Her novel Pieces of Home is set in Seattle, a city she knows well after living there for more than two decades. The novel contains contributions from multiple characters, written in different styles, just as her poetry reflects the personalities of various imaginary characters.

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Behave: The Biology of Humans at Our Best and Worst

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The Trees of Eugene

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“Half the harm that is done in this world is due to people who want to feel important. They don't mean to do harm; but the harm does not interest them. Or they do not see it, or they justify it because they are absorbed in the endless struggle to think well of themselves.”
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“The more you try to avoid suffering, the more you suffer, because smaller and more insignificant things begin to torture you, in proportion to your fear of being hurt. The one who does most to avoid suffering is, in the end, the one who suffers most.”
― Thomas Merton, The Seven Storey Mountain

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“Threats are the last resort of a man with no vocabulary.”
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“When I despair, I remember that all through history the way of truth and love have always won. There have been tyrants and murderers, and for a time, they can seem invincible, but in the end, they always fall. Think of it--always.”
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