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Oh, my God.

You are not alone. You have found other people. You and I have a friend in common.

Every stupid thing that a writer could do I've done. I think it's really beautiful.

Jesus. State it was what I struggle, you know? It was incredible, it was like your head exploded, seeing what was really there. And now here's your host, Brad Listy. Just one person at just one time. Right. Okay, everybody, here we go again. This is it. This is other people. This is an actual conversation. This is totally unabridged. How's it going? I'm Brad Listy. I'm in Los Angeles.

It's good to be with you. I appreciate you listening. My guest today is Amy Lawless.

She's a poet. Her latest collection is called My Dead. And it's out there now from Octopus Books.

Amy Lawless, My Dead, Octopus Books.

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