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March 25, 2023

The Search for Meaning at Scott Ellis’s Book Launch

By Sharon Hamilton

“There’s so much meaning in everything…It clashes and bounces about. It’s hard to handle.” – Scott Ellis

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The Guild has a fixed membership year that runs from July 1 to June 30.

Unless otherwise noted, all annual memberships are valid from July 1^st of the current year to June 30^th of the following year.

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