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The author of With Teeth celebrates absurdist humor.
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The author of With Teeth celebrates absurdist humor.
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The author of With Teeth writes about the pleasure of riffing off a good joke.
The author of With Teeth writes that her affinity for self-deprecating humor is inextricable from her queerness.
The author of With Teeth examines how a single joke can be successfully repackaged and retold over time.
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