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Liz Whelpdale's avatar

Thanks for introducing me to Jamaica Kincaid, an author I’d heard about but never read. Last night I read an introductory chapter to the book she wrote about her brother who died of AIDS in his 30’s and I was blown away by her writing. Will search out Lucy.

Loved this essay.

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Ken Fisher's avatar

"I was not like my mother—I was my mother."

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