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Java Davis spent fifteen years in the printing and marketing fields. After retiring early due to a disability, she turned to writing books as a way to work at home. A perpetual wanderer earlier in life, she draws heavily on a lifetime of diverse locales, unusual experiences and varied friendships.

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"Three of my books, On Becoming a Dinosaur, Triptych, and Metal, have all won 5-star medallions from the Readers' Favorite website. The New Apple Literary site awarded a Top Honors medallion to my book, Commune, in the Humor category. Cowgirl is a CIPA EVVY Bronze winner, Fiction-Westerns category. I know what they mean when they say: 'I'm proud, but I'm humble, too.'"

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	Depression Carpenter 4.41 avg rating — 17 ratings — published 2011 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Cowgirl really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 14 ratings — published 2011 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Metal: A Treasure Hunt 4.18 avg rating — 11 ratings — published 2015 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Commune 3.90 avg rating — 10 ratings — published 2014 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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	On Becoming a Dinosaur: A Typesetter Speaks 4.29 avg rating — 7 ratings — published 2012 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Whatever Happened to Jade Varden

Whatever happened to indie author Jade Varden. She fell off the radar a couple of years ago, and I would like to know that she's OK and why did she disappear.

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Sep 23, 2012 01:54PM

Anthony, the personnel lady is a gospel-true story. I'm glad you enjoyed Dinosaur. (please leave an Amazon review!!).

Anthony wrote: "thanks for the friend add Java, just read Dinosaur on my Kindle Cloud :) http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B007...

really neat memoir !! your greeting from the personnel lady was hilarious :) w..."

Anthony wrote: "thanks for the friend add Java, just read Dinosaur on my Kindle Cloud :) http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B007...

really neat memoir !! your greeting from the personnel lady was hilarious :) w..."

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