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Helmi
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Helmi (short for Wilhelmina) is only a few months shy of turning 100 years old. But before she invites Old Man Death into her parlor, she is determined to recount the highlights of her life since her birth in 1920. Being the oldest of ten children, Helmi is the person upon whom her siblings depend, and she takes her position seriously with a com

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PublisherDar Bagby
Release dateNov 6, 2019
ISBN9781087806945
Helmi
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Dar Bagby

Dar Bagby lives in Michigan's upper peninsula with her husband, Ken, and a miniature dachshund named Hammie. Dar was born and raised near Dayton, Ohio, but her family vacationed annually in the U.P. She and Ken were married in the wheelhouse of a Great Lakes freighter and now call the shores of Lake Superior home. She was a veterinary assistant for 12 years, a medical transcriptionist for 15 years, and the senior editor for a publishing company until retiring in 2018. She says, "Now I have leisure time to do my two favorite things: going 'glamping' in our travel trailer and writing."

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