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What the World Will Look Like When All the Water Leaves Us
By MLJ
on May 8, 2012
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What the World Will Look Like When All the Water Leaves Us

“Where We Must Be” is the standout story of this impressive debut collection. The narrator, Jean, is a struggling actor who dresses up as Bigfoot — scaring paid visitors to a North Carolina nature park. Her boyfriend and neighbour, Jimmy, has given up being a postman after a fatal spot was found on his lungs.

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