One of our own, the godless Minnesotan Stephanie Zvan, is going under the knife for removal of some cancerous tissue today. If you're a useless fool, you might think entreating an imaginary and fickle deity would be the appropriate thing to do, but no…we know that is futile and insulting. However, one thing that isn't pointless is to leave a few messages as members of a community of caring human beings that we're looking forward to her return. So go do something social and personal and life-affirming, ok?
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