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“Hundreds of words await ostracism from our functional vocabularies: waltz and fizz and squeeze and booze and frozen pizza pie, frizzy and fuzzy and dizzy and duzzy, the visualization of emphyzeema-zapped Tarzans, wheezing and sneezing, holding glazed and anodized bazookas, seized by all the bizarrities of this zany zone we call home. Dazed or zombified citizens who recognize hazardous organizations of zealots in their hazy midst, too late - too late to size down. Immobilized we iz. Minimalized. Paralyzed. Zip Zap. ZZZZZZZZZ. Crazy. Crazy. Did I say crazy?”

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Book:Ella Minnow Pea: A Novel in Letters
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Ella Minnow Pea: A Novel in Letters

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Mark Dunn
Mark Dunn

Mark Dunn is an American author born on October 22, 1956. His works are known for their unique humor and profound insights into social issues, particularly those concerning gender identity. more

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