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The Common Ghetto Nerd Reader

Robert Lashley

Writer. Jack Straw Alum. Artist Trust Fellow. Former Stranger Genius Award Finalist. 2024 Washington State Book Award Finalist( in fiction) . 2025 Gallagher/Lilley Fellow.

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