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Goodreads asked Neil S. Plakcy:

What mystery in your own life could be a plot for a book?

Neil S. Plakcy A student recently wrote in a paper that she was having trouble proving that her absent mother wasn't providing financial support, because her mother had used a fake name when giving birth to the student. That idea immediately set the wheels in motion for me-- who was the mother? What was she running from -- that the daughter might discover while looking for her?

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