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I smoke cigarettes when I write, which is disgusting, but it really helps me.

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Christopher Bollen
Age: 48
Born: 1975
Born: November 26
Journalist
Novelist
Cincinnati
Ohio
Really
Cigarettes
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Disgusting
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