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What Fantasy Means to Me
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What Fantasy Means to Me

I have read The Hobbit so many times that I lost count of the rereads sometime around eighth grade. Even though I never use this as my fun-fact icebreaker (for fear of coming off a bit too nerdy a bit too soon), it is without a doubt my favorite truth about myself. 

The Resurrection of the Bibliophile
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The Resurrection of the Bibliophile

“Are you a bibliophile?”  She asked the question like it was an insult.  I was sitting on the chipping blue bench—tucking my obligatory Catholic school plaid skirt under my legs to avoid splinters—with my copy of Harry Potter nestled securely under my arm.  After letting me sit in awkward silence for a moment too long,…

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