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Anecdotal Conversation About Fiction vs. Journalism

The excerpt contains only a personal anecdote with no concrete names, dates, transactions, or allegations linking any influential actors to misconduct. It offers no actionable investigative leads. Speaker references a friend, Avery Corman, a known author. Discussion contrasts journalism with fiction writing.

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November 11, 2025
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House Oversight
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House Oversight #030196
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The excerpt contains only a personal anecdote with no concrete names, dates, transactions, or allegations linking any influential actors to misconduct. It offers no actionable investigative leads. Speaker references a friend, Avery Corman, a known author. Discussion contrasts journalism with fiction writing.

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you know you don't believe in that shit.” Well, this ended that wishful- thinking delusion. I told my friend Avery Corman--author of Oh, God and Kramer vs. Kramer-- how I welcomed the challenge of writing fiction. “But, you know,” I added, “it’s really hard to write. You have to make everything up.” And he said, “Hey, listen, you’ve been making stuff up all your life.” “Yeah, but that was journalism.”

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