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Oct 8 • 
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Is the Ending of "Portrait of a Lady" Ambiguous?
If you have to ask if something's ambiguous, it's ambiguous, right?
Jul 23 • 
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Why does Isabel Archer Choose Gilbert Osmond?
My attempt at an answer.
Jul 22 • 
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On Beauty, Zadie Smith
By the second chapter, I caught myself luxuriating in a sense of richness and naturalism that is maybe not in fashion today, thinking this is like a…
Jul 18 • 
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Writing on Shrooms Requires Protestant Work Ethic (An Interview)
Less purple elephants, more logic and discipline.
May 29 • 
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Writing "Cropped Red Hoodie"
Process notes for a story I wrote.
May 3 • 
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What is Dorothea Brooke's Color Season?
We already know her kibbe type.
Apr 30 • 
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Your Color Season Can Change!!!!
I bet your ass didn't even know you had a color season
Apr 25 • 
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