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I don’t want to sleep alone,” she says gently. And I don’t force her to. Sarai falls fast asleep curled up next to me in my bed. Right where I want her.

J.A. Redmerski

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J.A. Redmerski
Age: 48
Born: 1975
Born: November 25
Novelist
Little Rock
Arkansas
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Sleep
Alone
Curled
Force
Gently
Fall
Asleep
Next
Falls
Right
Bed
Fast

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