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How I Wrote About Overcoming a 7-Year Work Gap“Hi, Randy! How are you this morning?” I asked.Jun 22, 2021Jun 22, 2021
The Doing of The Undoing: How a Straightforward Plot Kept Us On The Edge of Our Seats (and How You…“If Hugh Grant’s character did it, I don’t know how they can make a whole miniseries about this,” I said.Dec 4, 2020Dec 4, 2020
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