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It‘s funny how, when things seem the darkest, moments of beauty present themselves in the most unexpected places.

Karen Marie Moning

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Karen Marie Moning
Age: 60
Born: 1964
Born: November 1
Author
Novelist
Science Fiction Writer
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Cincinnati
Ohio
Places
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Present
Beauty
Funny
Moments
Seems
Darkest
Things
Unexpected

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