Kim Duke Writes

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And I know you have a longing to write.
My love of words started early - did yours? I'm the girl who loved reading the dictionary. Now, I'm an Amazon best-selling author of A Fine Mess, essayist and full-time writer. My nonfiction work has been featured/published in the Globe and Mail, NBC News, Medium, Heated - New York Times Best-selling cookbook author Mark Bittman's publication, and I'm a member of Outdoor Writers of Canada.

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Kim DUKE

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So you think your life is too ordinary to write about? Forget it. I love writing about all aspects of life and your life is full of topics for unusual, fun and touching essays. I've written about everything from love to liver! I kid you not.

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