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Camille DeFer Thompson

Camille DeFer Thompson has been writing since childhood. She has won acclaim for her fiction and non-fiction published in a number of anthologies, including Publishing Syndicate’s Not Your Mother’s Book…On Home Improvement. Her feature articles appear in print, and online at San Ramon PatchCamille lives with her husband in Northern California. Visit her website at Camille DeFer Thompson.

Camille DeFer Thompson can be found sharing her written word on her website of the same name. This humorous post on married life and what a not-so-wonderful nurse she was for her husband was originally featured there. Dr. Cheng pulled purple gloves off delicate hands after examining his latest surgical exploit, performed on my husband’s scalp. …

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Camille DeFer Thompson can be found sharing her written word on her website of the same name. This post was originally featured there.  My fascination with all things French began at an early age, upon learning the origin of my ancestors. I named my new puppy, a French poodle, Pierre François Dubois. I picked out swirly …

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Camille blogs regularly at camilledeferthompson.com. This post was originally featured there.  Sue proved a skillful forger. The note I dictated to my good friend and co-conspirator passed the scrutiny of the school secretary. I fixed my eyes on the floor as I handed it to the stiff woman behind the counter, and mumbled something about …

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