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The Book Supplement, Vol. 4
Manil Suri, Dur a Aziz Amna, Angela Pelster, and Anne Enright.
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The Madwoman in the Other Apartment
Going Through Old Notebooks Part 39: "I know which one I am, after all—which animal among animals in the glass case behind the windows."
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Not Yet a God of Even the Palest Flowers
Going Through Old Notebooks Part 38: A conversation about the darker side of Mary Oliver, with three poems.
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A Brasserie of Artists
Going Through Old Notebooks Part 37: "Artists and writers need a place to discuss things and sometimes to disagree, and that place probably isn’t social…
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Night Cellist
Alcove of the Cour Carrée, Musée du Louvre, Thursday night.
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Invisible Ducks
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Posing Nude
Going Through Old Notebooks Part 36: "You could make about a hundred dollars in three hours, just by standing there."
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The Habitual Loop
Just a regular walk on a regular weekday afternoon.
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If There Is Life On Other Planets
Going Through Old Notebooks Part 35: "We roll around this star, made entirely of drive and sunlight and sugar. The whole thing, this mirage that is our…
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The Book Supplement, Vol. 3
Caroline Tracey, Caro Claire Burke, Jazmine Ulloa, and Eileen G'Sell.
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A Weekday Walk to Saint-Germain-des-Prés
Because running errands in the rain doesn't always suck.
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Adrift In The Cosmic Microwave Background
Going Through Old Notebooks Part 34: In this universe allegedly produced by the Big Bang, even the darkness is made of light.
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