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Jacqueline Dooley

Jacqueline Dooley

Apr 22, 2019·1 min read

Thank you for this honest and beautiful essay. Your love for Izzy shines through with every word.

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Occasional poet. Writer of sad essays. Novelist. Birder and amateur photographer. I enjoy trees.

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