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Audrey Burges
Audrey Burges writes satire, novels, and essays in Richmond, Virginia. Her work has appeared in Medium’s Human Parts, The Belladonna, Slackjaw, and Points in Case, and she can usually be found curled around a warm laptop after the rest of her family is asleep.
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February 24, 2021Are You Preparing Dinner for Children, or Starring in a Post-Apocalyptic Drama?
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December 18, 2020Are You Baking Cookies with Children or Starring in a Gritty Crime Procedural?
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November 20, 2020Welcome to Your At-Home High-Intensity Interval Toddler Class
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September 29, 2020On the Seventh Day, God Created Parenting, and Then Parenting Created Coffee
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August 11, 2020Early Agent Feedback for Wutherton: An Emily Brontë Musical
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July 21, 2020Female Character Written by Hemingway or My New Houseplant?
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March 23, 2020Things You Shout At Colleagues Over Zoom, or Shout At Your Children While Shouting At Colleagues Over Zoom?
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December 6, 2019Herr Drosselmeyer, It Grieves Me to Disinvite You and Your Nutcracker from Future Holiday Parties
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February 19, 2021I’m a Short Afternoon Walk and You’re Putting Way Too Much Pressure on Me
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February 10, 2021An Update from Your Three-Year-Old’s Montessori Educator, Translated for Parents Who Endured a Traditional Public School Education
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February 16, 2021As a Superhero Teacher, I Can’t Wait to Sacrifice My Unvaccinated Life for Your Child
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February 16, 2021How to Write About Iran: A Guide for Journalists, Analysts, and Policymakers
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February 24, 2021I Oppose the Democrats’ Plan to Lower Child Poverty. If Kids Want to Eat, They Should Work In Filthy Factories Like They Did in the Good Old Days
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February 24, 2021Are You Preparing Dinner for Children, or Starring in a Post-Apocalyptic Drama?
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February 24, 2021Frequently Asked Questions by Middle-Aged White Pundits About When it’s Appropriate to Use a Particular Racial Slur
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February 24, 2021Beaver of Fine Arts: “Your Self Portrait Was Due Yesterday”: Student Reactions According to Their Zodiac Sign