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Oct 16, 2020Liked by Antonia Malchik

He is not in my book either and I reserve the right to refer to women and not always the famous men if I can say what I want in a better way with their help

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Thank you, Nia. Nous sommes tous les randonneurs.

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Oct 15, 2020Liked by Antonia Malchik

As Thoreau said, "It requires a direct dispensation from Heaven to become a wanker."

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You'll never argue me away from the inspiration I still take from Thoreau and a lot of these other people we've now decided were terrible, Antonia! I will not cede the dwindling shreds of comfort I occasionally find in the world knowing I'm not the only one so awful! *shakes fist at sky* ... *breaks down, weeps* ... *burns every book in the house*

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Oct 15, 2020Liked by Antonia Malchik

The timing of this piece is exactly what I needed to read today. Thanks, Nia!

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Oct 15, 2020Liked by Antonia Malchik

I noted a tweet this morning from someone who conveyed that another tweet was essentially causing them to lose faith in America. It occurred to me that their America was a fantasy.

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