Be a Cactus
by Victoria Waddlein 📚 Literature
Be a Cactus
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About Victoria Waddle
Victoria is the author of Acts of Contrition: Short Stories (Los Nietos Press) and The Mortality of Dogs and Humans (Bamboo Dart Press). Formerly the managing editor of Inlandia: A Literary Journey, she has a YA novel coming out in 2025.
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