A Tiny Flashlight in the Dark
by Tessa Fontainein 📚 Literature
A Tiny Flashlight in the Dark
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Writing news, baby spam, jokes, upcoming classes, prompts, recommendations, and other antics. Once a month-ish.
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About Tessa Fontaine
Author of The Electric Woman: a Memoir in Death-Defying Acts (FSG 2018); and The Red Grove, (FSG May 2024). Writing news, baby spam, jokes, upcoming classes, prompts, recommendations, craft reflections and other antics. Once a month-ish.
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