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I moved to New York with the derangement of love. I was writing all these terrible stories, but I had never been happier.

Karen Russell

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Karen Russell
Age: 43
Born: 1981
Born: July 10
Novelist
University Teacher
Writer
Miami
Florida
Never
Love
Derangement
Happier
Moved
York
Terrible
Stories
Writing

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