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    The Birthday Present
    The Birthday Present
    The Birthday Present
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    The Birthday Present

    By Kristen Rose

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    A dark short story about a young girl and her birthday present.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherKristen Rose
    Release dateMar 4, 2013
    ISBN9781301192359
    The Birthday Present
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    Kristen Rose

    Thank you for visiting my Smashwords profile. A breif summary about myself. I live in Brisbane, Australia. Writing is one of my passions which is why I chose to study it, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts majoring in writing at Griffith University in 2010. These days I am a registed nurse but I still try to write as much as possible in my spare time. My goal is to expand my readership through my stories and to grow as a writer. One day, I hope to get a manuscript published commercially. I welcome all kinds of feedback about my writing, good and bad, I believe that is the best way to grow as a writer.

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