Shift: A Memoir of Identity and Other Illusions Classics_Gift_Guide grappling not only with his

grappling not only with his fascinating subject but with all the glorious distractions and needling anxieties that define the life of a writer

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in Algernon Blackwood’s deeply unnerving ‘The Occupant in the Room’ a hotel room hides a terrifying secret

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Wide-ranging and immersive

Shift: A Memoir of Identity and Other Illusions Classics_Gift_Guide grappling not only with hisPenny Guisinger was not always attracted to women. In Shift she recounts formative relationships with women and men, including the marriage that produced her two children and ultimately ended in part due to her affair with her now wife. Beginning her story as straight and ending as queer, she struggles to make sense of how her identity changed so profoundly while leaving her feeling like the same person shes always been. While covering pivotal periods