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Step Back and Squint by Eileen Toomey

Step Back and Squint

 expectations vs reality, memoir Eileen Toomey

Memoir Incubator writer Eileen Toomey compares her mother's less-than-perfect DIY projects to her current memoir manuscript.

September 28, 2023

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