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A Writing Practice in Homage to Charles Dickens

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May 17, 2023
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In the 1830s, a young Charles Dickens cut his teeth writing under the pseudonym “Boz.” He wrote short observational columns, simply observing daily life in London, making up stories about the people he witnessed. Although he considered them “extremely crude and ill considered” they’re actually wonderful snapshots of the world Dickens lived in. He’s bein…

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