title: The Kissing Bough
author: Judith Simpson
description: The editors, Judith H. Simpson and Margaret Lorine, bring a wealth of publishing experience to this project. Judith H. Simpson is the author of five novels, and has edited previous collections by the QWG. Margaret Lorine, a former university professor, has written several non-fiction books and articles.
zlib_text: Under the Kissing Bough
  
  By Charlotte Russell
  
  Under the Kissing Bough
  
  Copyright ©2015 Charlotte Russell
  
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