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Hi, friend!

I'm Catherine L. Haws, an author from central Ohio who believes wonderful stories come from full-of-wonder living.
With this in mind I've studied inside of a shrubbery, hillbilly tiki torch jousted, and accidentally attended an Olympic Skiing event on the wrong day. (It's a long story, I'll have to tell you sometime!)

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Books

More of a cheesemonger than a warmonger, Reggie never imagines leaving the Kingdom until the swashbuckling Princess Chelseanna has other plans. Can Reggie claim victory over marauding mermaids, gregarious griffins, and woebegone warriors, or will he bumble into buffoonery and fail the Princess? 

Junie, Morris, and Victor are excited to watch Franco the Fearless Flamingo perform his amazing balancing act at the carnival, but before they go, they need to learn some new money habits. 
 
Join the three friends as they learn how to save, give, and spend their money, so they can enjoy the carnival together!
This book of poems is a blanket for when you feel small, blue, invisible, numb, and stuck.
You are not alone.
This is not the end.
Dawn is coming.
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If you never try, will you be sad_

Words You Need to Hear

The Words You Need to Hear collection began as a way to encourage others with my little red typewriter on Instagram.
Friends submit kind words, and I type them on halved 3x5 cards and use some as poetry prompts.

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