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Feb 19, 2009
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Karen Shields
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Eclectic, large library. Heavy on Victorian, modern and contemporary novels and plays. Currently focusing on nonfiction, Indian and Middle Eastern fiction, crime and humor.
About Me
English major, specializing in English fiction and theater. Have worked as a copywriter advertising, in the public school system in MA (high school and middle school English teaching) and currently am in school technology department.
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Pittsfield, western Massachusetts
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