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Most of the time, writing is a lot of fun, and not a small amount of self-medication.

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Roxane Gay
Age: 50
Born: 1974
Born: October 15
Essayist
Journalist
Novelist
Scrabble Player
Writer
Omaha
Nebraska
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Medication
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Fun
Small
Self
Writing

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