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“In addition to his sharp and honest fiction and nonfiction,
Michael posts more Notes about great writers than anyone I follow.
He’s not (thank god) one of the many writing instructors
on here, but if he’s on your radar you will learn about writing
and how closely it ought to be connected to READING. ”