A Gentle Habit

by Cherie Dimaline

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The inspiration for the collection comes from American Poet Charles Bukowski who wrote "In between the punctuating agonies, life is such a gentle habit." Following this theme of extraordinary ordinariness, A Gentle Habit is a collection of six new short stories focusing on the addictions of a diverse group of characters attempting normalcy in an unnatural world.

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CanadaCanadaMore like thisLess of this
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adult
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short · 178 pages
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