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Pretend Like It's Winter and Stay Home to Read

Pretend Like It's Winter and Stay Home to Read

An essay by Chelsea Owens published in The Paris Review about the joys of reading indoors during the summer.

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  • Chelseaowens
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    “Chipping away at my stacks”

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  • Ginny Branch
    Ginny Branch

    “After July 4th I hibernate and don’t reemerge til Sept 1st… only to celebrate the month that is Halloween Eve 😂 Summer reading is in overdrive for the remaining months of summer before the school crush starts back up”

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