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Laurie K. Batzel

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Laurie Batzel lives in northeastern Pennsylvania with her husband and four children. She writes romance with humor and heart to glowing reviews such as “I literally devoured this book” — Midge the Rescue Pup, and “Only all right for a book with zero corgis in it” — Stuart the Corgi.

January 30, 2023

Miss Piggy Does the “Cool Girl” Monologue from Gone Girl

by Laurie K. Batzel

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May 25, 2023

A Day in the Life of a Woke Third-Grade Teacher, as Imagined by a Far-Right Politician

by Ashley Ingle
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HBO’s Sensitivity Reading for Entourage

by Max Davison
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