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Writing with Intent: Essays, Reviews, Personal Prose, 1983-2005

by Margaret Atwood (Goodreads Author)

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"Loved the essay, Great Aunts. Captured similar sentiment and attachment I have for my Nana's family and our stories." — Feb 19, 2017 09:27PM

Feb 18, 2017 10:02PM

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New Suns: Original Speculative Fiction by People of Color

by Nisi Shawl

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Sep 29, 2020 11:13PM

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The Dark Forest (Remembrance of Earth’s Past, #2)

by Liu Cixin (Goodreads Author)

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Aug 25, 2020 10:35PM

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Monica’s Quotes

“I know that I am born for a day. But when I follow at my pleasure the serried multitude of the stars in their circular course, my feet no longer touch the Earth …”
― Carl Sagan, Cosmos

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“What's the n-never-fail universal apology?"

"'I was badly misinformed, I deeply regret the error, go fuck yourself with this bag of money.”
― Scott Lynch, The Republic of Thieves

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A space for aspiring writers, indie writers, passionate writers, fun-hearted writers, struggling writers 6/2020: As of June 2020, this group ...more