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THREE FAILURES
The second prize in the doll’s dress contest, the forgotten musical, the unfinished novel: they haunt me still, sort of.
Margaret Atwood
Jan 24
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THE MAGIC GREENBELT
Will Douglas claim riches and power by seizing the Magic Greenbelt, only to lose his Superpowers? Thrills! Action! Amateur drawing!
Margaret Atwood
Jan 22
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THE BATTLE OF LEDBURY
Are you a Cavalier, a Roundhead, a worried Mushy Middle spectator, or a doler-out of dodgy-looking alphabet soup from the cauldron?
Margaret Atwood
Jan 20
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THREE DOMESTIC FOWL TRAGEDIES
While I recover from the dreaded Norovirus, gather my thoughts about dictatorships and health care, and contemplate the Wheel of Fortune and…
Margaret Atwood
Jan 11
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December 2022
Us Young Writers, Montreal, 1967
Reflecting on my old pal, storywriter Clark Blaise
Margaret Atwood
Dec 20, 2022
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THE DAY I GOT STAMPED
Hold the licking and sticking jokes, please.
Margaret Atwood
Dec 15, 2022
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The Fall of the House of Ford?
With #Bill23, now the "More Homes Faster" Act, has the self-proclaimed Man of the People finally skewered himself in the butt?
Margaret Atwood
Dec 13, 2022
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JACK THE MAC
My very own publisher thought I was half-crazy, it seems.
Margaret Atwood
Dec 12, 2022
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Storytelling, Lies, and a Tale from the Deep Dark Past
In which three literary critics are conned into doing the cha-cha, more or less
Margaret Atwood
Dec 2, 2022
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November 2022
King John: A Bad Luck Name in Kings
And especially bad in a city where governance is supposed to be democratically decided. (Makes frowny face..)
Margaret Atwood
Nov 30, 2022
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It Ain't Over.
The peasants are rolling up their sleeves.
Margaret Atwood
Nov 28, 2022
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The Peasants Are Revolting!
Voters hate being played for suckers. And #Bill23 is sucker bait.
Margaret Atwood
Nov 27, 2022
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