Amy Ballard

Amy Ballard writes and teaches in southern Idaho. Her work has appeared in Barely South Review, Penultimate Peanut, and elsewhere.

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With anyone who wears a white carnation.

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Amy Ballard writes and teaches in southern Idaho. Her work has appeared in Barely South Review, Penultimate Peanut, and elsewhere.

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