Overture
by Matthew R. Manning
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in 📚 Literature
in 📚 Literature
Overture
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Finding beauty in the mess of the mundane. Writings on humanness. Weekly words. Biweekly short-form essays. Periodic long-form essays.
"I shall create! If not a note, a hole. If not an overture, a desecration." -Gwendolyn Brooks.
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About Matthew R. Manning
Writing as resistance. Musings on humanity.
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