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    My Oldest Memory
    My Oldest Memory
    My Oldest Memory
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    My Oldest Memory

    By Stacy Sorrells

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    This piece is in the form, “Child as the narrator" It is an actual memory from when I was around 20 months old (the mid-1970s).

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherStacy Sorrells
    Release dateOct 1, 2009
    ISBN9781452343747
    My Oldest Memory
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    Stacy Sorrells

    Stacy Sorrells is an Award-Winning Indie Author and Poet. A lifelong reader, Stacy began filling her journals with musings, poetry, and short stories when she was a child. She writes contemporary and science fiction, which has been described as “unique,” “raw,” and “surprisingly dark.”A Cosmetologist turned Information Professional; she holds a B.A. in Creative Writing and a master’s degree in Library and Information Science. She lives in the San Francisco Bay Area with her children and cat, Lulu. When she is not writing, she is tending to her household or wandering out in the wilderness.If you want to receive blog posts and updates on her next book release, sign up at https://stacysorrells/blog/. You can also connect with her on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, and Pinterest.

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