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I love writing fiction because I can totally lose myself and I get to make up the rules of the world that I'm writing.

Roxane Gay

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Roxane Gay
Age: 50
Born: 1974
Born: October 15
Essayist
Journalist
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Scrabble Player
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Omaha
Nebraska
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