I was in advertising for years. That was cushy, you know? It's pretty cushy in a lot of ways, but I hated it.
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Once I decided to write, to be published, I knew it would happen.
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I can't tell you how much I love Target and Costco, that kind of culture, because it's something I never felt a part of. I've always felt like a tourist because I have never fit in anywhere.
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