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Jill Smith

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I'm a member of Gold Coast Writers and SCBWI Queensland. Reading and writing book reviews, articles and interviews published on my blog. I am Co-ordinator of 'The Ten Penners' adults writing for children, subgroup of GCW. With six short stories in 'Fan-tas-tic-al Tales' 2009 anthology, and in 2017 'Mystery, Mayhem & Magic' nine short stories including a novella, and three short stories in 'Backyard Beasts & Curious Capers' our latest anthology 2023. Also a winner of a place in Michelle Worthingtons', 'Share Your Story' FaceBook group children's anthology 'Spooktacular Stories' and another in the 2020 anthology 'Tell 'em Your Dreaming' anthology.

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	Fan-tas-tic-al Tales by Katharine R. Pepper (Goodreads Author), Lorraine Blomberg (Contributor), Yvette Coutts (Contributor) 4.13 avg rating — 8 ratings — published 2009 — 6 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
	Fan-tas-tic-al Tales by The Ten Penners (Goodreads Author), The Ten Penners (Goodreads Author), Lorraine Blomberg (Contributor) 4.43 avg rating — 7 ratings — 6 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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“You can't depend on your eyes when your imagination is out of focus.”
― Mark Twain, A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court

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“I knew what it was like to be poor, and that once you had become rich, anything was better than being poor again.”
― Belinda Alexandra, Wild Lavender

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