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About Nancy Forde

I dig with my pen and my lens. Writer. Photographer. (she/her) Drawn to lightโœจ Iโ€™m an Irish mamaรญ on a Halifax pier. MA Photojournalism & Documentary Photography (2021) / MFA in Creative Writing (2026)โœจ Member: Women Photograph

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