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    Daily Comments
    Daily Comments
    Daily Comments
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    Daily Comments

    By Jen Selinsky

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    "Daily Comments" is a "poetry" journal which is comprised of one word written per day for the entire year of 2014. To supplement the comments are explanations for why a particular word or phrase was written.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherJen Selinsky
    Release dateOct 22, 2017
    ISBN9781370079315
    Daily Comments
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    Jen Selinsky

    Jen Selinsky was born in Pittsburgh, PA. In 2003, she earned her bachelor's degree in English from Clarion University of Pennsylvania. In 2004, she earned her master's degree in library science from the same school. Jen has worked as a professional librarian for over twelve years. She has published more than 170 books, most of which contain poetry. Her work can be found on the following sites: Lulu, Amazon, iTunes, Kobo, Barnes & Noble/Nook, Smashwords, and Pen It! Publications. She has also been featured in publications such as: The Courier Journal, Explorer Magazine, Liphar Magazine, and Indiana Libraries. Jen lives in Sellersburg, IN with her husband.

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      Daily Comments - Jen Selinsky

      Daily Comments

      Jen Selinsky

      Copyright © 2014 by Jen Selinsky

      All rights reserved by the author. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise without the prior permission of the copyright holder.

      This ebook is licensed for your personal enjoyment only. This ebook may not be re-sold or given away to other people. If you would like to share this book with another person, please purchase an additional copy for each recipient. If you’re reading this book and did not purchase it, or it was not purchased for your use only, then please return to Smashwords.com and purchase your own copy. Thank you for respecting the hard work of this author.

      Cover Art Copyright © 2014 by Travis Potts

      ISBN: 9781370079315

      I had originally intended for this project to be one word a day, similar to some of my other books of poetry, but that didn’t pan out quite as planned. Sometime in May, I got complacent and wrote in words whenever I felt like it. Some may sound like bits

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