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How the Essay and the Novel Inform and Influence Each Other

How the Essay and the Novel Inform and Influence Each Other

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My Mother Was Also a First Mermaid of Color

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Jessi Kneeland on the Psychology and Spirituality of Escaping Body Self-Hatred

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The Most Important Formerly Homeless American Writer Needs Help

The Most Important Formerly Homeless American Writer Needs Help

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Paul Burston Tells the Survivor’s Story of a Gay Activist

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