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Sloane Murphy’s wild, heartfelt story collection

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Sloane Murphy writes like she lives in a tavern on a vinyl barstool that’s been desiccated by years spent soaking up other people’s spills. Her debut story collection, Shut Up, I Love You, I’ll Call You Tomorrow, (LittlePuss Press) is a bird’s-eye account of Chicago trans women and the myriad exuberances and upsets that find […]

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