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Author: Alethea Black

Alethea Black’s story collection I Knew You’d Be Lovely was published in 2011. Her illness memoir, You’ve Been So Lucky Already, is now available. She blogs about health and wellness at WelcometoHeaven.com. Alethea is a three-time MOTH StorySLAM champion and lives with her miniature dachshund, Josie, in LA County, California. 
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