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Isn't today a day to devote to craft? Isn't tomorrow? Isn't every day, routinely, until the end of time?

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Eric Maisel
Age: 77
Born: 1947
Born: January 14
Author
Playwright
Psychologist
Teacher
The Bronx
New York City
Crafts
Tomorrow
Ends
Today
Every
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Routinely
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Craft

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