A Writer's Diary

A Writer's Diary

Day 140

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May 20, 2023
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About saints. We don’t generally like impeccable things – especially when those things appear as people. (Except Debbie Harry.) This is the case with social media: Instagram-ready lives. We furiously envy, and many of us copy, but we don’t like (although we may ©). We’re too preoccupied with comparison. A green saint – make a film about a green saint th…

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