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guns Texas man excuses himself mid-date to murder parking lot scam artist Thom Dunn

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baking Houston bakers trapped by floods made bread for two days straight Andrea James

books See you tonight, Scottsdale, AZ! (then San Diego, Portland, Seattle…) (!) Cory Doctorow

books Houston, I'll see you tonight on the Walkaway tour! (then Scottsdale, San Diego, Portland…) (!) Cory Doctorow

happy mutants See you tonight in Austin! (then Houston, Scottsdale, San Diego…) (!) Cory Doctorow

happy mutants See you tonight in Winnipeg! (then Denver, Austin, Houston…) (!) Cory Doctorow