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RIP Art Bell, June 17, 1945 – April 13, 2018

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Harlan Dietrich
Apr 13, 2023
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Today is the fifth anniversary of radio host Art Bell’s death.

To celebrate his life, I asked a handful of people to write short reflections about his impact on them. I’ll be posting one a week for the next few weeks. The first one, below, was written by my friend Harlan Dietrich, who once upon a time owned Brave New Books in Austin, Texas.

When I first…

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