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    Gigi Will Know

    Mar 26, 2022 2 minutes

    Dear Gigi,

    Would Mark Twain or Ring Lardner be published today? I read a lot of short fiction, but never find anything folksy.

    —TIME WARP

    Dear Warp,

    No idea what you mean by “folksy.” Do you mean “about 1930s America?” If so, then yes. Do you mean “using

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