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Alberto Balengo

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Alberto Balengo (a pseudonym) was born in New Mexico and has lived most of his life in Texas. He works in health care and received his bachelor's degree from the Writing Seminars at Johns Hopkins University. He loves dogs but hates football. ...more

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If you could be any animal, what would you be?
This answer will vary according to my mood and time of day, but currently I like the idea of being an insect (any insect) and getting to fly about anywhere without regard to what the mammals are doing. Do you think bumble bees care about (or even notice) the stock market or the latest Toyota? Recently I have been reading Ends of the World by Peter Bra Read more of this blog post »
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Published on August 28, 2019 22:00 Tags: interview, short-story
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“To write about indolence is to attempt to rationalize and justify it. The logic goes like this: because indolence is such an important subject, I must devote the entire day to exploring the sensation from every angle. Indolence becomes its own justification and reward. (From the Story "Indolence: Notebooks")”
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“To write about indolence is to attempt to rationalize and justify it. The logic goes like this: because indolence is such an important subject, I must devote the entire day to exploring the sensation from every angle. Indolence becomes its own justification and reward. (From the Story "Indolence: Notebooks")”
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