pen name
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Written by Postel-Vinay — the pen name of L.A.
From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 2026
She published her first newspaper piece that same year, and adopted the alliterative pen name.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 27, 2026
Except this is a "bogan" version translated by Ander Louis, the pen name of a Melbourne IT worker who moonlights as a writer.
From BBC • Nov. 14, 2025
John leads a quiet life of the mind, spending his days designing puzzles under the pen name Ludwig.
From Salon • Mar. 26, 2025
He can have another name given to him when he comes of age, a nickname from his friends, and if he is a poet, he can have a pen name.
From "Dragonwings" by Laurence Yep
