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They are a defensive coordinator’s ulcer made flesh.

From Washington Post • Sep. 19, 2022

It is the novel’s strongest moment, the metaphor made flesh: women not as danger but as power.

From New York Times • Aug. 9, 2022

“Resurrection” ultimately leaves us wondering if the story that’s just been dropped in our laps is a new breed of monster movie or some old-fashioned metaphor of loss made flesh.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 29, 2022

But this reunion of the Broadway community jogged the memory of what we’ve been missing these last 18 months — virtuosity and emotional courage made flesh.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 27, 2021

His black eyes accost me as if I am the devil made flesh He wears a severe black satin doublet and hose.

From "Ophelia" by Lisa Klein




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