The Importance of Writing

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I had no interest in literature when I was growing up and foresaw career in physics or mathematics. He turned down a shot at MIT and went to Harvard where he became a bachelor philosophy and a master of nothing. Despite my command of logic inferred falsely that writing would be an enjoyable career nonetheless 35 years later I'm still at it they say right what you know the landlord zoom presses on you the importance of writing what other people want to know.

Our Patron's Choice Poll for June had a theme: Junebugs! And this novel by Weiss about a roach colony attempting to assert control over the apartment in which they live is uhh...well it won the poll. So Craig read it. And now he's going to talk about it.

Caveat lictor: this book is a strange one (also it's got more explicit sexual content than you might expect!)

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