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  • Lauren Cibene

    Writer and tenderfoot poet. A thirty-something, doubtful-yet-hopeful Jesus person. Making my bed in the wilderness and writing my way through despair towards a better way.

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    Writer. Exvangelical heretic. Former pastorʼs wife. At times a preacher, nurse, doula, lactation consultant, midwifeʼs assistant, activist. Always a troublemaker.

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