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Jonathan Blum wrote characters with open destinies, in stories with open endings, for his new book of short stories,   The Usual Uncertainties.

Jonathan Blum: The Usual Uncertainties

Jonathan Blum wrote characters with open destinies, in stories with open endings, for his new book of short stories,  The Usual Uncertainties.

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