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Emotionally nuanced personal and political essays, serialized fiction, and poetry about life, culture, and social issues, sometimes with a journalistic flair. Sign up as a free email subscriber to get a FREE copy of my hit short story, "Pomegranates!"

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About Shari Lopatin

Former journalist turned author. Occasional amateur movie reviewer. Iโ€™m all about big ideas and good stories. No AI writing here! All me :)

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