FLOYDS KNOBS — A prolific Southern Indiana author’s newest published story has been featured in a popular anthology series.
Author Carissa Ann Lynch lives in Floyds Knobs but is originally from Sellersburg. Her story, “Becoming a Cat Person,” is in the new book “Chicken Soup for the Soul: What I Learned from My Cat.”
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