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Why Queer Stories Deserve Happy Endings

Susie Dumond on Positive Role Models

By Susie Dumond | May 4, 2022

“We’re the Fools in Charge of Forgiveness.” Steve Almond on the Task of the Social Novelist

“We’re the Fools in Charge of Forgiveness.” Steve Almond on the Task of the Social Novelist

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The Story That Saved Me: On Writing My Way Out of a Life That No Longer Felt Like Mine

The Story That Saved Me: On Writing My Way Out of a Life That No Longer Felt Like Mine

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By Lauren McBrayer | May 4, 2022

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