HeyJaredFrom the Desk of Bridget Watson Payne
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- Indexed issues, last 90 days
- 17
- Latest publication
- Sep 28, 2026
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- Aug 3, 2026
Latest issues
“It is a feeling thing, to be a painter of things” - Ali Smith (opens the original)
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Bay Area Book Club: Further Reading (opens the original)
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Reminder: Book Club Meeting, next Friday 10/2, 1pm (Pacific) (opens the original)
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Bay Area Book Club: Field Trip Notes (opens the original)
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Quick Book Club Survey (opens the original)
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