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Benny Fudge is a reporter for the Gammy Bird. When Quoyle arrives in Newfoundland, Benny is one of the paper’s two restaurant critics, but when Quoyle is promoted to managing editor, Benny gets reassigned to cover car accidents. He’s a skilled knitter and spends all his free time in the newsroom knitting various things.
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Chapter 35: The Day’s Work
...tries to project confidence on his first day as managing editor. He checks in with Benny Fudge , who’s been recently reassigned from restaurant critic to cover Nutbeem’s sexual assault and court-reporting...
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Chapter 37: Slingstones
When he’s not working on his stories, Benny Fudge sits at his desk in the Gammy Bird office and knits up a storm. This...
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