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Sara Maurer is the author of A Good Animal, a coming-of-age novel set in Sault Ste. Marie. She lives with her family in Michigan's Upper Peninsula.

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I Accidentally Made Plans When I Was in an Extroverted Mood

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I’m wrapping up a full month on the road and am pretty exhausted. You know the introvert meme: I accidentally made plans when I was in an extroverted mood. More precisely, I scheduled a bunch of book events when I was in an extroverted mood.

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A Real Animal: A Novel

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“Everything out the window was God. The crows spiraling. The sun dripping off the cool green leaves of the lilac bushes. All of it beautiful, and free to anyone who would open their eyes and look.”
― Sara Maurer, A Good Animal

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“The air was getting the edge of fall to it”
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“And I saw heaven opened”
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