Rite Gud: A Bear-y Special Episode

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Rite Gud: A Bear-y Special Episode

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Feb 3, 2022

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It is time to talk about Bear, Marian Engel’s 1976 Canadian novel about a mousy librarian who falls in love with a bear.
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This isn’t a podcast for total beginners. We’re going to assume that you know what plot structure is, what a protagonist is, where ideas come from, and how to use a semicolon. This is a podcast for people who can already write okay, but want to do better.

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Rite Gud: A Bear-y Special Episode

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