Amanda K. Jaros is the author of In My Boots: A Memoir of Five Million Steps Along the Appalachian Trail and 100 Things to Do in Ithaca Before You Die. She is the editor of Labor of Love: A Literary Mama Staff Anthology. Her literary nonfiction has appeared in journals and magazines including Flyway, http://Terrain.org , Newfound, Appalachia, and elsewhere. She served in a variety of editorial positions, including editor-in-chief, at Literary Mama for ten years. She lives in Ithaca, NY with her husband and son, where she serves her community as a County Legislator.

Find her at Guest Links- Amanda's website - http://Amandakjaros.com In My Boots on Amazon - https://www.amazon.com/My-Boots-Memoir-Million-Appalachian-ebook/dp/B0DJDLJ65C/ref=sr_1_fkmr0_1?crid=174X39T0YBXSU&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.7yq7LnyILeqUAdxUOA282efziRS6JussPIpjx4I6Ty3Lm9i7o6aO8TLcm_GzjY-ElxLjz5IhTEkNK6uleweMqA.BXulL59c_QGEiU6p5zY394X67zfkSNMB2r7B52P3D-w&dib_tag=se&keywords=Amanda+M.+Jaros&qid=1740015115&sprefix=amanda+m.+jaros%2Caps%2C86&sr=8-1-fkmr0 Labor of Love: A Literary Mama Anthology - https://www.amazon.com/Labor-Love-Literary-Mama-Anthology/dp/1957248203/ref=sr_1_1?crid=366RBQHJSC7B4&keywords=labor+of+love+amanda+jaros&qid=1706285060&sprefix=labor+of+love+amanda+jaros%2Caps%2C143&sr=8-1

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