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Doodle Nation: Notes on Distracted Drawing
By Polly Dickson"As much as they tell us about writing, doodles tell us about reading."
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By Patty Nash“50. When your refrigerator breaks, / 51. It’s good to have a job / 52. Even if it entails / 53. Buying a new refrigerator”
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The Ways of Paradise: Selected Notes from a Lost Manuscript
By Peter Cornell“As the author’s sole remaining friend and student, all that is left for me to do is publish these notes, in the hope that they will provide a glimpse of the lost manuscript’s contours.”
