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    I'm a novelist, the author of Friendswood (an NPR "Great Read"); Holy Skirts (a finalist for the National Book Award); and The Fires.

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    Retired divinity school professor; author of RELIGION AROUND VIRGINIA WOOLF; in conversation with novelist and professor René Steinke about writing and the sacred at freshchapel.substack.com.

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