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Hays Blinckmann

is an author, journalist, and artist who has been living in Key West for two decades. She is known for her fine arts career as well as being a journalist with The Keys Weekly. Her novels, In The Salt and Where I Can Breathe, have garnered widespread attention and popularity amongst her readership. Her books and short stories are an invitation for people to enjoy dysfunctional families at their finest.

Hays Blinckmann Author Back Cover of Yell Out Loud Novel

Here, Kitty

Hillsdale, Massachusetts, is a small town ripe with secrets. But it’s hard for anyone to keep them after encountering 16-year-old Kitty Kittrick. As subtle as a thunderstorm, Kitty catches everyone’s attention with her bright-colored tracksuits, fearless questions, and disarming honesty. Lacking the usual teenage insecurities or any regard for social boundaries, Kitty manages to gather Hillsdale’s most troubled citizens and pull them from the hot mess they call lives…..

But this story isn’t just about Kitty. It’s about the people she affects. Her family, friends, and neighbors lie to themselves about what they truly want out of life. The catch? Kitty’s number one rule in life is never to lie, especially to the
people you love, or about anything, ever, at all. But even Kitty gets tested when a menacing stranger shows up in a rundown Toyota Corolla with a misshapen dragon tattoo and pisses off the Starbucks barista.

Here, Kitty is a heartfelt, hilarious story about growing up, taking risks, confronting the past, and learning when to own your mistakes. And not to go to Costco when high. Duh.

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Where I can Breathe Novel by Hays Blinckmann Back Cover

In The Salt Book by Hays Blinckmann Author

“Where I Can Breathe is a surprisingly candid, funny, and compassionate novel about alcoholism, drama, and family relationships”

“Dysfunctional at its best!”

Mary B.

“This book grabs you, touches your funny bone, and then your soul.”

Chris H.

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“In The Salt is a novel that seeps into your skin and your bones like a cold New England day. Vivid in detail, imagery and emotion, Maggie’s journey from anger to acceptance is one that anyone with an unconventional family can relate to. Is there any other kind?”

“In the Salt is an intelligently written, funny, and entertaining literary journey about three generations of strong-willed women who discover themselves and their history – which is rife with dark secrets and familial complexity. This was our choice for book club, and our discussion was lively, real, raw and passionate. We all loved it.”

Sarah B.

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“Couldn’t put this book down. It ranks up there with the Goonies and the Sandlot. It shows the vulnerability & honesty of being a kid. And when you have Faith, anything is possible. We need to believe that today!! Especially all the kids who have had a hard uncertain time this past year. Things work out and the possibilities are right in front of us. I Love This Story!!”

Wonderful Characters

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“Where I Can Breathe is a surprisingly candid, funny, and compassionate novel about alcoholism, drama, and family relationships “

“Dysfunctional at its best!”

Mary B.

“This book grabs you, touches your funny bone, and then your soul.”

Chris H.

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” In The Salt is a novel that seeps into your skin and your bones like a cold New England day. Vivid in detail, imagery and emotion, Maggie’s journey from anger to acceptance is one that anyone with an unconventional family can relate to. Is there any other kind?”

“In the Salt is an intelligently written, funny, and entertaining literary journey about three generations of strong-willed women who discover themselves and their history – which is rife with dark secrets and familial complexity. This was our choice for book club, and our discussion was lively, real, raw and passionate. We all loved it.”

Sarah B.

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