Missives from the Verge with Allyson Shaw

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About Allyson Shaw

Royal Society of Literature shortlisted Author of Ashes & Stones. "Lyrical magic." --The New York Times. My debut novel Widdershins will be crowdsourced on Kickstarter in 2026.

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