title: Materials on Hand: A poetic tale of compassionate caregiving
author:  K. Page Nolker 
description: <span>K. Page Nolker is a performance artist and poet who uses life as her medium to model the art of storytelling as our most powerful and important tool for defining and creating fulfilling lives. Her tales of trials and transcendence can be found online at BabeEffect.com.</span>
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  # How to Land an Earl in Ten Days or Less
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  ## Ava Stone
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  Copyright © 2018 by Ava Stone
  
  
  All rights reserved.
  
  
  No part of this book may be reproduced in any form or by any electronic or
  mechanical means, including information storage and retrieval systems, without
  written permission from the author, except for the use of brief quotations in
  a book review.
  
  
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  # Dedication
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  _F or Deb Marlowe and her Valiant Husband.
  
  
  Thank you both for adopting me into your family as mine lives so far away._
  
  
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  _K eeping an eye on me after oral surgery._
  
  
  _Bringing me homemade chicken noodle soup._
  
  
  _Negotiating with car salesmen._
  
  
  _Fixing my broken mailbox._
  
  
  _The two of you are the most wonderful people. I love you both very much!_
  
  
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