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HOLY SQUIP, I STARTED WRITING FOR THE NEW YORK TIMES

October 26, 2020

I have no idea how it happened, I don’t want to overthink it, but here’s my first piece:

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/17/books/review/no-place-for-monsters-kory-merritt.html?fbclid=IwAR1kYGWthrkyxes3U5pGNVEL9LPZGEp1Nwsyi-BQAJs9UhFMxG7IavhsgsI

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