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In my experience, anybody besides your mom that feeds you is going to want something in exchange for it.

Karen Marie Moning

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Karen Marie Moning
Age: 59
Born: 1964
Born: November 1
Author
Novelist
Science Fiction Writer
Writer
Cincinnati
Ohio
Going
Something
Feeds
Exchange
Besides
Mom
Anybody
Experience

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I felt the electricity of his body behind me as he reached around me and took the card from my hand. He didn't move away, and I battled the urge to lean back into him, seeking the comfort of his strength. Would he wrap his arms around me? Make me feel safe, if only for a moment, and if only a delusion?
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