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Michael Estrin

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My first novel, Murder and Other Distractions (2012), tells the story of a bored clickbait writer who becomes entangled in a bizarro double-homicide. My short stories have appeared at Akashic.com and Out of the Gutter. My creative nonfiction has appeared in Narratively, Vox, and Tablet. Like the ashes of a Viking warrior dispatched to Valhalla, my journalism is scattered all over the Web.

I live in Los Angeles with my wife, Christina, and our dog, Mortimer. Pro tip: never name your pet after a villain from an ‘80s Eddie Murphy comedy. You've been warned.
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Oh (no) the humanity

While waiting for my yoga class to begin, I noticed the woman next to me staring out the window. Across the street from the studio, one of those delivery robots came to a stop in front of a cannabis dispensary.

“I guess AI understands the concept of the munchies,” I said.

The woman next to me giggled.

“Those things are so adorable,” she said.

Another woman agreed.

“Every time I see one I want to pet it

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