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About the Author Poem

Before I write, I put on boots, jackets, scarfs and mittens.

“I am prepared.” I tell myself.

I close my eyes and write.

For I know that if I don’t prepare myself fully, I may never get out of my fantasy world.

Emilei Lu About the Author Poem
Emilei Lu, 11
Shanghai, China