1. People can't just let Christopher Marlowe imagine living in the woods with his girlfriend.

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  2. The Toast presents new Pattern Behavior cartoons by Natalie Kossar.

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  3. The New Yorker's continued reporting on Kalief Browder is worth a read.

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  4. This week's cage fight: Molly Bolt of Rita Mae Brown’s RUBYFRUIT JUNGLE versus Cameron Post of Emily M. Danforth’s THE MISEDUCATION OF CAMERON POST.

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  5. There are many ways not to make eggs. Here is one of them.

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  6. A profile of this writer on fire, Alice Sola Kim.

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  7. A guide to making the best of an excruciatingly uncomfortable reunion.

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  8. "What happens when you get too good at pretending that a sick person is well?" The author on her college friend Laura, and the role she wasn't ready for.

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  9. Link Roundup!

    The Toast presents a selection of delightful information in the form of a link roundup.

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  10. The Toast's weekly Friday open thread, hosted by The Bartender.

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  11. The Butter presents a new short story by Amy Kurzweil.

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