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The Stories of our Lives

Posted on August 19, 2020 by stufffromthestuff

As regular readers here will know, I think and care a lot about the idea of story. And they will also know that the story of my life so far has had a lot of twists and turns. One of the most common reactions people have when they hear my story is to say, "Wow. … Continue reading The Stories of our Lives

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