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Reading in the Dark
PICTURE ME: seven years old, curled shell-like around a book, oblivious to anything beyond the borders of the page. For as long as I can remember, I have been unable to resist Continue reading
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The Mimic
From Secret Life by The Ellsworth and Jeff VanderMeer. Images courtesy of Drawn & Quarterly. Read a short introduction to this book by writer and critic Alex Dueben. Continue reading
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