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    Sleepsong: A Poetic Romp
    Sleepsong: A Poetic Romp
    Sleepsong: A Poetic Romp
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    Sleepsong: A Poetic Romp

    By Jennifer Chichester

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    Between the world of the Waking and the space of Sleeping, there is a sleep song. Only those hovering between Wake and Sleep can hear it. What will you hear?

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherJennifer Chichester
    Release dateJun 1, 2019
    ISBN9781393545866
    Sleepsong: A Poetic Romp
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    Jennifer Chichester

    Jen Chichester is a misfit toy who enjoys learning, reading, and writing about anything oddball, eccentric, eclectic, mysterious, mystic, mythical, magical, and macabre. She is a native of West Michigan but feels more at home in the United Kingdom. She has her Master's in English from Grand Valley State University and has a special interest in literary perspectives on madness. While not working as a freelancer, she writes, reads, fangirls over Twin Peaks, and chases around after multiple cats and a ferret.

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