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    Diamond Scarred Alley
    Diamond Scarred Alley
    Diamond Scarred Alley
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    Diamond Scarred Alley

    By Nicole I-Nesca

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    Poems written with the rebellious angst of a 40-something human who's been driven from the madness and frenzy of the ballrooms of mars.

    About the Author

    Nicole Nesca was born in Youngstown, Ohio in 1973. She developed a love of music, painting and writing early on and continued that love throughout her adult life. While living in Canada, she completed three works of poetry and prose collected in the anthology piece, KAMIKAZE WHITE NOISE, and another two books of poetry and prose. She has been published in several E-Zines and has been a part of two anthologies.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherUkiyoto Publishing
    Release dateMay 7, 2019
    ISBN9780463026267
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      "I used to think I was the strangest person in the world but then I thought there are so many people in the world, there must be someone just like me who feels bizarre and flawed in the same ways I do. I would imagine her, and imagine that she must be out there thinking of me too. Well, I hope that if you are out there and read this and know that, yes, it's true I'm here, and I'm just as strange as you."

      ― Frida Kahlo

      "I used to think I was the strangest person in the world but then I thought there are so many people in the world, there must be someone just like me who

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