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The intricacy of plotting a thriller is akin to writing formal poetry.
Julianna Baggott
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Julianna Baggott
Age: 55
Born: 1969
Born: September 30
Essayist
Novelist
Poet
University Teacher
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Wilmington
Delaware
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Poetry
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Thriller
Akin
Thrillers
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Weakness, like not being able to bury the past. Weakness, like not giving up hope when you know you should.
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But there it is: Everyone is alone, for life, and maybe that's not such a bad thing.
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Women are constantly underestimated in our power, our reach, our collective pull.
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