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James Farson

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Poetry, Fiction

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August 2011

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I wrote a couple of books once upon a time. Now I mostly read them. Likes modernist/experimental fiction, SFF, spy novels, mysteries. I even read a western once.

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	More Poems About Cats and Teeth 4.75 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 2014 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Thirty Things You Can Do

This is a list of things you can do. A lot of them are things I do. They might help. They help me.

I got this idea from Milan Cvitkovic, whose list of things you’re allowed to do is great and contains links to lots of other, similar lists, most of which have at least a few good ideas in them.

This might smack of self-help. I have told you about my weaknesses.

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