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Day: February 23, 2020

Sunday Morning! “Four Souls” by Louise Erdrich Louise Erdrich

Sunday Morning! “Four Souls” by Louise Erdrich

Rufus F. February 23, 2020
A book about an Ojibwe woman's path of revenge- following a longer digression about "representation" in fiction.
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Ryan Adams, Fandom, and Tolerating Bad Behavior

Christopher Bradley February 23, 2020
The problem with fandom is that we often expect more than we should out of the people...
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The Man Who Went South To Improve His Golf

Clare Briggs February 23, 2020
How it went.
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