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Debbie Bateman

Debbie Bateman graduated from The Writer’s Studio at SFU. Her short stories have appeared in literary magazines and an anthology. Your Body Was Made for This is her first book. A quiet rebel and a Buddhist, Debbie lives in Quw’utsun (Cowichan) on Vancouver Island with her husband and soulmate.

Featured in Making Sense of the World Through Short Fiction

Your Body Was Made For This

Your Body Was Made For This

By Debbie Bateman

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