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I have to say something about the elections here in the US last night before I dive into October's books. WE DID IT. I'm feeling more hopeful than I have in a long time, and I just want to give everyone a hug. I can't wait to see what happens now. I'm disappointed in my own state of Tennessee, though. While watching other southern states like Texas and Georgia flip to blue, my state remained red. I'm taking comfort in the fact that it was a very close race for a state that has traditionally been staunchly conservative. That's progress, even if we didn't win. I'm so relieved that Democrats won overall by such a large margin. I was hoping for a huge blue wave because not only is it needed to affect change, but it also means the current administration won't be able to easily try to claim it was all voter fraud. We turned out to vote, and we showed everyone what we want. There's no denying that. Now let's hope our representatives can do some good work. I read three books in October. Three…

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