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“Call Me by My Name” was reprinted as “Call Me by Name: A Lifetime of Race and Relationships” in Presbyterian Outlook, Vol. 201 No. 11 (July 29, 2019).
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“Dream Walker” in Blackbird, Vol. 15 No. 1 (Summer, 2016).
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“The Haircut” in New England Review, Vol. 35 No. 1 (2014).
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