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Kay Kauffman

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A mild-mannered copywriter by day and a determined word-wrangler by night, she battles the twin evils of distraction and procrastination in order to write fantastical tales of wuv…twue wuv…with a few bad haiku thrown in for good measure.

Kay resides in the midst of an Iowa corn field with her hopelessly devoted husband and his mighty red pen. Their four crazy kids keep them on their toes and, occasionally, out of their minds.

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	Tuesday Daydreams: A Journal in Verse 4.80 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 2012 — 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
	A Song for All Seasons: A Journal in Verse 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2015 — 3 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
	Strange Portals: Ink Slingers' Fantasy/Horror Anthology by Joleene Naylor (Goodreads Author) (Compiled by), A.K. Stein, Adan Ramie (Goodreads Author) 3.93 avg rating — 28 ratings — published 2014 — 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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