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Tom Batten
Tom Batten has written for The New Yorker, The Guardian, and others. He lives in Virginia.
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June 8, 2018The World Responds to Me Winning HQ Trivia
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February 26, 2018What I Imagine an Average Day Would Be Like If I Lived in New York
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October 24, 2017I’m Looking for a Woman Who Will Challenge Me
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October 25, 2016About the Sinkhole in the Adjunct Faculty Lounge, and Other Mid-Semester Announcements
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