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The Fountain Of Perimenopause

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After crossing the Irish Sea by Stanleyless steamer, they made their way through hostile Catholic territory by night. Karim, the Munshi, had rendered himself fluent in Irish Gaelic the week before, so, having dyed his beard and hair red, he was able to pass himself off as a native Irishman who happened to have a birthmark covering his entire body.

In the late 1880s, the queen of England was propelled by grief and pain to travel with her Munshi to deepest, darkest Ireland seeking rejuvenation.

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Jeff Dorchen

According to his contacts on LinkedIn, Jeff Dorchen can do just about anything. He’s a visual artist, songwriter/musician, actor, essayist, poet, playwright and screenwriter.

 

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