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Pen on Fire

by Barbara DeMarco-Barrett

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Mostly about writing and the business of writing but sometimes about other things that relate.

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About Barbara DeMarco-Barrett

"Rowboat" (Kelp Journal) was nominated for a Pushcart. Her last book is Palm Springs Noir. Stories in USA Noir, Coolest American Stories, Literary Hatchet, & others. Pen on Fire was a L.A. Times bestseller. She hosts the podcast Writers on Writing.

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