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Update:Wolves and Judges-Part I

Update:Wolves and Judges-Part I

It's all in finding The Lie. Turn over the quilt and look at the stitching in direct sunlight.

Apr 15, 2023
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“Writing fiction is the act of weaving a series of lies to arrive at a greater truth.”

― Khaled Hosseini

When the ending of a novel is near, I have a reader’s habit of circling back to the beginning to see the arc of the character, the character of the characters, and the architecture of the novelist’s lies.

When I used to attend the Amish quilt auctions …

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