Lorraine Boissoneault

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An exploration of language, literature, and the environment through the lens of chronic illness/disability. Come for the cute critters, stay for the surprising insights.

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About Lorraine Boissoneault

Writer, Great Lakes lover, chronically ill bag of bones. Stories in The New Yorker, Smithsonian Mag, National Geographic. Award-winning books "The Last Voyageurs" and the forthcoming "Body Weather: Notes on Chronic Illness in the Anthropocene."

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