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J. Denison Reed

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J. Denison Reed, born in New Jersey, currently lives in Virginia with his wife, children, and their cats, Spencer and Guster. As a child, He enjoyed creating short stories and poems. He joined the Army after graduating high school which started his career as a Network Engineer. With story-telling always on his mind, J. Denison would write very short and creative, two-paragraph stories or short poems in station logs, work logs, and trouble tickets purely for other's amusement.
In addition to writing, J. Denison enjoys creative outlets like photography and making candles.
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	Tye by J. Denison Reed (Goodreads Author), Elliot Emerson 4.22 avg rating — 60 ratings	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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It's been almost two months (53 days to be exact.) since Clifford's War was first published. What a ride it's been!!
If I have learned one thing about this process: Promoting is a full-time second job!

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