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A Spiral (or A Consideration of the Truth VS. Storytelling)

A Spiral (or A Consideration of the Truth VS. Storytelling)

In which I make a really convoluted and vague post about things I'm currently considering relating to fiction and also life...

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Hunter Mclendon
Sep 06, 2023
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Hi, Y’all! Glad You’re here—

This past weekend, the husband and I flew up to Montreal, where we met up with our bookish friends, Bernie and Chris. On the flight up, I read Blackouts by Justin Torres, which was a beautiful, inventive, meditation on queer history and storytelling, pushing us to consider various ideas around truth and fiction, ideas that a…

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