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what we know. Thank you, Atlanta! Because I am a published author, it was a tiny stroke of genius to have the actress playing the character write the book too. For months, I walked up to my 'General
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Roughly one year ago, the following manuscript appeared at our offices in a manila envelope bearing no return address. A note inside simply read "No one fires me and gets away with it. From the files of Ms. High-and Mighty Diane Miller. Publish it...and blow the lid off Port
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