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Barely Contained
Becca Thompson Becca Thompson

Barely Contained

37% contained is the fire. Barely contained is me. This week the book asked for more than I had to give, including an unexpected full a** book proposal I didn't see coming. I didn’t see much of what came to life coming until it was here.

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