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fiction editor. (He later called Geng "the hardest person he ever had to edit.") Geng began writing for
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Geng was an influential and acclaimed humorist who typically wrote short stories and essays. The
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Bentley, Toni. "Secrets and Lies" (Review of Steve Geng's memoir, "Thick as
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Smith, Dinitia. "Veronica Geng, 56, Parodist And Editor With Rapier Wit," (Obituary)
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until 1992, leaving because of disagreements with the magazine's editor at the time,
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Geng touched upon feminist issues in pieces such as "Women in
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described her later writings as "subtle to the point of unintelligibility."
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Geng, Veronica. "Comment" on the Equal Rights
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Geng was also a film reviewer in the 1970s and 1980s for
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for many years; during this time, she also wrote for the
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Geng's work typically included elements of satire and
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Starting in the early 1970s, Geng reviewed books for
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Geng, Veronica. "Requiem for the Women's
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