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<p>Deborah Copperud is a Minneapolis-based writer and podcaster with work published in Glamour, The Rumpus, HuffPost, Good Tape, Another Chicago Magazine, and Door Is A Jar, among other publications. She co-hosts the It&#8217;s My Screen Time Too and Spock Talk podcasts. <a href="https://deborahcopperud.substack.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://deborahcopperud.substack.com/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1740582614503000&amp;usg=AOvVaw3WYL0MUssDh5ek1quLpIwk">Follow her on Substack</a>.</p>


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