As I mentioned before, I've been meaning to revise an earlier story of mine. I started listening to it in my editor, pen ready to jot down potential corrections. And then I just kept laughing and was too gripped by (my own!) story to take down any notes.

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"Took gummies outside a convenience store from a stranger’s vendor without thinking about the optics last time I was in Tennessee. I was carrying someone’s laundry for them through the city in a basket on foot and needed the strength boost. It didn’t make me much stronger but it did make walking home under the hot midwestern sun a lot more interesting."
Our #author #interview with Lyra in issue 19 here:

https://onceuponacrocodile.wordpress.com/current-issue/issue-19-interviews/an-interview-with-lyra/

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An interview with Lyra

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