Glenda Jensen | Author

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The Travelling Yellow Purse

his is the story of a Yellow purse that travels from Indonesia where it was manufactured. Unknown to humans, this Yellow purse explains that these inanimate objects do have emotions and thoughts of some sort. This Yellow purse tells of its adventures, the places it goes, and the people it encounters. Even though this novel is strictly fiction, there is a touch of reality throughout the book. The Foreward of this book helps explain why it is told in the first person. There is an Epilogue at the end which describes what happens to the characters of the book which is not mentioned in the novel itself.

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A Teenager's War: a sixteen year old boy's memory of the Civil War

When George Richardson Cruzen was born on 30 November 1844, in Harpers Ferry, Jefferson, Virginia, United States, his father, Richard Richardson Cruzen, was 41 and his mother, Aurelia Wayne North, was 39. He married Lucinda Mildred Elder on 4 May 1871, in Ray, Missouri, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 3 daughters. He lived in Warrensburg, Johnson, Missouri, United States in 1910 and Kansas City, Jackson, Missouri, United States for about 10 years. He died on 8 June 1936, at the age of 91, and was buried in Warrensburg, Johnson, Missouri, United States.

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Ricky and the Frog

Gabby Lee aka Glenda Jensen is a retired English teacher who attributes her imaginative and creative writing to the many family stories that her grandparents told her while she was growing up. Not only family has inspired her to write but also her former students. She also gives some credibility to her own imagination while growing up whether it is playing cowboys and Indians with her neighbors using bicycles as horses or pretending to swing through the jungles on a swing set. Glenda is currently a freelance writer who also has had two poems and one novel published. Glenda currently resides in Mesquite, Texas along with her dog, Ricky., her husband, John, and his two dogs, Maddie and Abby. She is the mother of three grown children and six grandchildren who also have been an inspiration for her writing.

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What If You Could Go Back in Time

This is a young adult fiction book based on the journey of a 16 year old girl who travels back in time to save her brother from drowning on her watch. She does not realize that he eventually grows up to be a serial killer. The bottom line is: There is a reason for everything.

Meet Glenda Jensen

Storyteller & Author

Glenda Jensen, also known as Gabby Lee, is a retired English teacher turned freelance writer whose stories are inspired by family memories, her former students, and the vivid imagination she nurtured since childhood. With two poems and one novel already published, she continues to craft heartfelt narratives that blend creativity with authenticity.

Living in Mesquite, Texas with her husband John, her dog Ricky, and two more furry companions, Maddie and Abby, Glenda finds daily inspiration in her three grown children and six grandchildren. Her writing reflects the warmth of family, the joy of imagination, and the belief that every story carries meaning.

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