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Fall 2025 • Vol. XLVII No. 4 • Visitation |

God I just want to talk

By Arro Mandell

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Arro Mandell grew up and lives in New York City. Their work is published in Southeast Review, The Massachusetts Review, The Georgia Review, Sixth Finch, and The Missouri Review.

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