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Fiction for the Cosmically Disturbed

Do Not Quit

Some Advice for Writers Thinking About Throwing in the Towel

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Lucas Mangum
Nov 18, 2024
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This past weekend, the family and I hit the carnival that’s posted up outside of the Lake Creek Pinballz here in Austin until November 24. It was the first time my son and daughter got to experience such a thing. That day, I’d made the mistake of drinking almost nothing but coffee. Why was that a mistake, you ask? Well,…

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