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Sep 19, 2024
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Hey everyone,

I can’t write much today because I’m headed to Long Island City to get my picture taken for my book flap. This is known in professional circles as “an author photo” and when I got back from Chicago, I thought to myself: “Zoiks! I better do something quick so I look my best.”

Step one: I plugged my Peloton back in. It had been almost a year since I last used it. But I had a revelatory idea….

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