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You sound different in writing, too. For instance, in your review of House Hearth Home you talked about Juliette’s new book in full sentences, something that didn’t happen at any point the other night.
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Sent: Dec 25, 2:31 PM
Re: Kavan Retrospective
Haha. Parker, I know.
That’s why I write. Because what I say in real life is a shadow of what I can articulate in writing. I hardly ever know what I think until I write it down.
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Sent: Dec 25, 2:32 PM
Re: Kavan Retrospective
If I say I agree, I assume you’ll mock me for not seeming to know what I think even after the writing process?
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Sent: Dec 25, 2:34 PM Re: Kavan Retrospective
No. It’s Christmas.
If you want mockery, you’ll have to email me on a different, less festive day.
My mouth was threatening a smile again. I drifted toward the kitchen and began to paw mindlessly through the cabinets, thumb still poised over the screen.
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Sent: Dec 25, 2:36 PM Re: Kavan Retrospective
Are you suggesting that you, Selina Chan, have festive traditions? What, do you wear a Krampus costume? Climb down from the mountain to sabotage the Whos of Whoville? See the ghosts of Christmas Past, Present, and Future, who portend the dread life that’s to come if you keep panning people’s books?
No, wait, it’s actually funnier if you do normal things like caroling. I would pay a lot of money to see you sing “We Wish You a Merry Christmas” in a stovepipe hat.
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Sent: Dec 25, 2:36 PM Re: Kavan Retrospective
Name your price.
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Sent: Dec 25, 2:38 PM Re: Kavan Retrospective
