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About the writer
Julia Marie Davis. Julia Marie Davis is an American poet and novelist. Julia's work has appeared in The Dillydoun Review, New Note Poetry, Moonstone Arts Center's Nasty Women's Anthology, and TaintTaintTaint Literary Magazine where her story A Whisper in Rope was a finalist in the Baldwin Literary Award. She holds a BA in English from Boston College and an MFA in Creative Writing from Fairfield University. Her forthcoming novella, "CATBIRD," (Middle Creek Publishing & Audio) weaves a fictional narrative with Russia's invasion of Ukraine, delivering a poignant lyrical message of hope and resilience in the face of global turmoil and will be published in September, 2024.
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