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True stories about life in Palmela, Portugal (and beyond) from a writer who emigrated from the States.

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About LaDonna Witmer

In previous lives I was a newspaper journalist, advertising copywriter, brand voice expert, editorial director, public speaker, and poetry slammer. Now I write (lots of) essays, (occasional) poems, and a (slow going) memoir.

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