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A-J Aronstein

teaches writing at the University of Chicago and contributes to Splitsider, The Millions, and elsewhere. He lives on Chicago's Northwest Side.

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The Plague Years

By A-J AronsteinJune 17, 2012
From Bieber videos to gang violence to blog posts, all metaphors point to virus.
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