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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.

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Philippe du Col
Jan 01, 2023
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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.

“Writing fiction is the act of weaving a series of lies to arrive at a greater truth.”— Khaled Hosseini

When I used to attend the Amish quilt auctions …

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