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When I am writing anything in general, I just want to tell the story that exists in my head I don't try to write a parable or make a point.

Lauren DeStefano

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Lauren DeStefano
Age: 40
Born: 1984
Born: October 13
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Novelist
Connecticut
United States
Stories
Parables
Anything
Exists
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Head
Make
Story
Point
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Parable

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