Sylvia  Barry

Queer Romance Author💜Melancholy Lighthouse Keeper💜Entirely Fictional

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    If you crave love stories with neurotic messes, irreverent prose, and chaotic queer shenanigans, ask your doctor if Sylvia Barry is right for you.

Book cover titled 'Lessons in Timing' by Sylvia Barry, featuring illustrations of two people walking, one in jeans and sneakers, and the other in white pants and shoes, with a split yellow and blue background.

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Image of book covers with the title "The best books for grumpy/sunshine romance with a healthy side of yearning" at the top. The books include "Something Fabulous" by Alexis Hall, "The Charm Offensive" by Alison Cochrun, "Peter Darling" by Austin Chant, "Get a Life, Chloe Brown" by Talia Hibbert, and "Best of the Wrong Reasons" by Sander Santiago.

MY PHILOSOPHY

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    LURF

    It’s important in LURF to learn to laugh, and love.

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    LURF

    It’s important in life to learn to LURF, and love.

  • White silhouette of a branch with five leaves and several pinecones against a black background.

    LURF

    It’s important in life to learn to laugh, and LURF.

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A woman with long red hair in a floral dress standing by a lake, with trees and a cloudy sky in the background.
Close-up of rippling water reflecting a pink-orange sunset sky, with distant tree-lined shoreline and cloudy sky in the background.
A woman with long, wavy red hair standing by a lake, looking to the sky, with trees and cloudy sky in the background.
A collection of smooth, multicolored river rocks with various shapes and sizes.

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