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The Portrait

Who writes this thing, anyway?

I'm an English educator in Texas attempting to impart knowledge on impressionable minds. Or so they tell me.


Other casual pursuits include inventing myself as a writer, dot journaling, gardening, painting, cooking, weather watching, travelling, cuddling cats, and falling in love.

                                           Jess the one with the blue hair. Her beard is not
                                                               nearly as impressive.

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