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8 Takeaways From My First Literary Tour in 3 Years

8 Takeaways From My First Literary Tour in 3 Years

Late night literary chats, Canadian wildfires, and porn in the wilderness

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John Wiswell
Aug 02, 2023
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Over the last two months I’ve travelled more than in the previous three years. Seriously. As a disabled and high-risk individual, since the COVID-19 pandemic began, I have spent something like 90% of my life in one room. That’s been great for pumping out stories, but it was finally time to see some of the literary community that I’d otherwise only been …

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