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Taking a quick detour into Romantasy territory for a ReadHarder prompt. The things we do when challenged...

I just figured out that the modern-day autofiction element here is the exact same family road trip we all took with Valeria Luiselli in Lost Children Archive. I can't say that I'm enjoying the Groundhog Day experience.

Okay. Time to tackle this monster, which I failed to complete when it was assigned reading back in college. Read Harder Challenge prompt #6.

Time for a Booker longlist palate cleanser. I laughed out loud on page 1 so this is just the ticket.

I have got to pivot to some other (any other) story for a few days. Will pick this back up on the far side.

Time for a Booker Prize palate cleanser

Oh boy. Page 2 and we're already in David-style trouble: ...the blood pressure cuff, with its kelp-like tubing and bulb, on the tray beside him (such a device is called, by the way, a manometer). Hey, ASG, such a device is called, by the way, a sphygmomanometer. There is a difference and you and your editor can look it up.