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Critical Intimacies

Erin Williams

Midlife longing meets algorithmic reality, for readers who prefer their feelings theory-adjacent.

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    Writer, illustrator, researcher, and doctoral student with too many former careers. I write about intimacy, desire, and modern estrangement. Lucy’s mom. Anti-capitalist mega-consumer. Lover of books and fatal mistakes.

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