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Mary J. Nestor's debut novel, "Bus No. 7," began as a short story writing prompt at a writers' conference.

The novel was published by Bold Story Press, a hybrid publishing house focused on women authors.

Authors’ book dedications rarely read as traffic signals for what’s to come in a story, but Mary J. Nestor kicks off her debut novel, “Bus No. 7,” with a nod “to muses, demons, and lovers” and gives the reader just enough illumination to see beyond the headlights before another hairpin turn appears.

“It was just like a flash on the screen,” Nestor explained over a Zoom interview from her home on Hilton Head Island. “They all have something different to add to your personality, your life experiences, and I think all three have made this book come into being.”

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