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Renata Camara

Renata is a U.S. military veteran, Brazilian-American immigrant, and proud “nasty woman.” She’s currently attending advanced creative writing classes at Northwestern University. When she’s not writing, you can find her gleefully performing improv comedy at The Second City (Chicago).

May 29, 2018

Reviews of New Food: Kor Shots’ “Black Magic” and Beanitos Baked White Bean Mac n’ Cheese Crunch

by Renata Camara and Alison Satterlee

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