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Kay Kauffman

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A mild-mannered postal clerk 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 cornfield 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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Average rating: 4.03 · 38 ratings · 9 reviews · 4 distinct works

	Strange Portals: Ink Slingers' Fantasy/Horror Anthology by Joleene Naylor (Goodreads Author) (Compiled by), A.K. Stein, Adan Ramie (Goodreads Author) 3.84 avg rating — 31 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
	A World Of Their Own by Lindsey Parsons, E.R. Enoksen, Andrea Baker it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 2015 — 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
	Tuesday Daydreams: A Journal in Verse 4.80 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 2012 — 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
	A Song for All Seasons: A Journal in Verse 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2015 — 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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Home Repair

How many times
Can a body be cut open?
How many times
Can that body bounce back?
What is the limit—six times? Seven, eight?

A body is so much more than just a body—
It’s a home.
It can grow other bodies,
Shelter them from harm,
Sustain them.
A body is a temple,
Made sacred by the presence of a soul.

But a body cannot be
Continuously sliced, sampled,
Diced, drilled into.
There is always pain attendant.
A body can

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“Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I'm not sure about the universe.”
― Albert Einstein

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“A room without books is like a body without a soul.”
― Marcus Tullius Cicero

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“If you tell the truth, you don't have to remember anything.”
― Mark Twain

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“Insanity is doing the same thing, over and over again, but expecting different results.”
― Narcotics Anonymous

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“So many books, so little time.”
― Frank Zappa

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