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When I write on Twitter, I do other things: I'm working, grading, or reading, and I'm procrastinating, and I'll pop on Twitter and be like, Hey, what's up? Yogurt's delicious.

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Roxane Gay
Age: 50
Born: 1974
Born: October 15
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