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"Oh, how you pull the heart strings...
and tell it EXACTLY how it is."
— Alan Hopkinson

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Named for a song in the 1960s musical "Hair," Starshine is a Santa Barbara-based columnist, magazine writer, journalism teacher
and overwhelmed
mother of two.

Books
Keep Your Skirt On

Keep Your Skirt On:
Kicky Columns With Legs

Cabal Publishing, 2008
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"Hometown Santa Barbara"

Prospect Park, 2008
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"A Day With a Fashion Designer"

Child's World, 2008


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"Real-Life Royalty"

Child's World, 2007
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"Chew On This"
(collection of columns)
Self-published, 2007
SOLD OUT
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"Chicken Soup for the Mother and Son Soul: Stories to Celebrate the Lifelong Bond"

HCI, 2006

Now Available

"Keep Your Skirt On" - Starshine's 272 page collection of columns is on sale at bookstores
and select retailers in Santa Barbara County, Ventura County and Roanoke, VA, and online at:

Keep Your Skirt On


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