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Ben Wakeman
Jun 05, 2024
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Back in November of last year, I had an idea, an experiment I wanted to try. I believe the act of reading and writing fiction is more than just an avenue for escape or a fancy way to be unemployed. Fiction is one of the most powerful tools we have for cultivating empathy because it changes something in our brains when we align ourselves with a character…

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