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The Tragic Optimist

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Dispatches from the better catastrophe, writings from Andrew Boyd.

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Andrew Boyd is an author, humorist and activist. His latest book: I Want a Better Catastrophe: Navigating the Climate Crisis with Grief, Hope and Gallows Humor. You can find him at http://linktr.ee/andrew.boyd

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