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Dedria Humphries Barker 

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    me and author Janet Fitch

    me and author Janet Fitch

    Fitch was my workshop leader at the Community of Writers and defended my work against all comers. Thank you, again.

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    My book, Mother of Orphans: The True and Curious Story of Irish Alice, A Colored Man's Widow, finds these two old women much younger and very much at odds over Polly, who in this photo and in life was stuck in the middle of two worlds.

    Me and the poet Thomas Lynch

    Me and the poet Thomas Lynch

    Thom Lynch is the nicest guy and a funny, endearing writer. It's my privilege, really

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