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The actual act of writing brings me such pleasure - to tell stories, to engage in cultural criticism, to reflect, to question, all of it is invigorating.

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Roxane Gay
Age: 50
Born: 1974
Born: October 15
Essayist
Journalist
Novelist
Scrabble Player
Writer
Omaha
Nebraska
Question
Pleasure
Invigorating
Tell
Engage
Stories
Reflect
Writing
Cultural
Actual
Brings
Criticism

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