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It is a special kind of homelessness to be evicted from your dreams.

Karen Russell

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Karen Russell
Age: 43
Born: 1981
Born: July 10
Novelist
University Teacher
Writer
Miami
Florida
Dreams
Special
Dream
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Evicted
Homelessness

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