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THE EPIC GILGAMEK 29: FIRST FUNNEL
IN WHICH GILGAMEK BEGINS HIS EPIC RUN FOR THE SWORD OF THE PARAGON
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MYSTERY: FICTION'S FAVORITE FORCE
To be radiant, fiction needs the canny and the uncanny. The Machine and the Spirit. Or put simply: Conflict and Mystery.
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THE EPIC GILGAMEK 28: MEMORY OF PARAGONS PAST
A Celebration - Lady Fray recalls a "friend" - in the shadow of the coliseum, Gilgamek and Feckles (REDACTED)
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JOIN KIRAN DESAI + JUNOT DÍAZ ON SUBSTACK LIVE
A recording from Junot Díaz's live video
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Junot Díaz
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Kiran Desai
1:10:01
REMATCH! JOIN KIRAN DESAI + JUNOT DÍAZ ON SUBSTACK LIVE
OUR CONVERSATION STARTS NOVEMBER 5, 5PM EST
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Zohran vs. Trump, and the battle for New York, with Junot Diaz
A recording from Junot Díaz and Anand Giridharadas's live video
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Junot Díaz
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Anand Giridharadas
1:01:11
THE EPIC GILGAMEK 27: THREE MONTHS, SIX NIGHTS A WEEK
IN WHICH GILGAMEK FEELS LOST AND LADY FRAY SAYS GOOD
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October 2025

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