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    Learning to Float
    Learning to Float
    Learning to Float
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    Learning to Float

    By Alyson Tait

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    Learning to Float is short collection of poems connected by adolescence, being lost in one's own head, sex, and loss. A weary journey of becoming who you are today while fee

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherQuerencia Press, LLC
    Release dateJul 27, 2022
    ISBN9798330255986
    Learning to Float
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    Alyson Tait

    Alyson lives in Maryland where she got married, had her daughter, and began her writing journey. She has appeared in (mac)ro(mic), Wrongdoing Magazine,Twin Pies Lit, and Pyre Magazine,and HAD-among others. You can find her on Amazon, and Twitter @rudexvirus1 Her website is AlysonTait.com. Alyson also helps run Inkfort Press.

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      Learning to Float - Alyson Tait

      Learning to Float

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      ALSO BY ALYSON TAIT

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      Learning to Float

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      Querencia Press, LLC

      Chicago, Illinois

      QUERENCIA PRESS

      © Copyright 2022

      Alyson Tait

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      First Published in 2022

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