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Doug Lucas
@douglaslucas.bsky.social
Freelance writer/journalist. Seattle based; Mexico now

Bylines: Rolling Stone, Foreign Policy, Salon, WhoWhatWhy, Texas Observer, Daily Dot, more

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Especially with all the great writers, Faulkner and Flannery O'Connor just to begin with.
November 25, 2025 at 6:06 PM
Sorry to reply to old message but yeah it was formic acid throughout the book & never folate. Somebody was doing "something disgusting out under the bleachers ..." i.e. eating ants for the reasons explained later in the novel. Unabridged audiobook version narrated by Peter Berkrot is really good!
November 25, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Would love to hear any stories you might have to share from that hang-out...
November 25, 2025 at 5:30 PM