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Is there anything you long for?

I long for the day where I get to stop writing on my terms.

Where you get to stop writing on your turn?

Where I get to look at my work and be satisfied and proud of it enough to stop it while I'm alive.

I think that's very important to me.

I'm Rachel Martin, and this is Wildcard, the show where cards control the conversation.

Each week, my guest answers questions about their life, questions pulled from a deck of cards.

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