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    Meatloaf and a Rosary: A Selection of Poems
    Meatloaf and a Rosary: A Selection of Poems
    Meatloaf and a Rosary: A Selection of Poems
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    Meatloaf and a Rosary: A Selection of Poems

    By Lori Arnold McFarlane

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    Poems inspired mostly by growing up in the religious Bible Belt of the South, thrown into a meatloaf with a few other random ingredients.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherLori Arnold McFarlane
    Release dateJan 7, 2012
    ISBN9781466135086
    Meatloaf and a Rosary: A Selection of Poems
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    Lori Arnold McFarlane

    Lori Arnold McFarlane is an Arkansan girl who fell for a man in a kilt and spent the next nine yeas in Scotland. She's now temporarily back in Arkansas with a mission to get the family out of the Bible Belt. She enjoys acting, singing, sewing, reading, writing, and baking. She is interested in politics, social and environmental issues, and science. She loves making lists. Her latest book will be released soon, detailing her exit from religion in sensitive and revealing language.

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