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Author: Brian Birnbaum

Brian Birnbaum grew up just outside Baltimore. An MFA graduate of Sarah Lawrence College, his work has been published or is forthcoming in The Collagist, Atticus Review, 3AM Magazine, and more. Brian is a Child of Deaf Adults (CODA) working in development for the family communications access business. He lives in Harlem with MK Rainey and their dog.
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07/15/2019

The Canon of Guilt

What it means to be rescued

by Brian Birnbaum

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12/21/2017

A Year in Psychoanalysis

On being a CODA

by Brian Birnbaum

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