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Les Keiter: “He beat the ball . . .”
Who remembers Les Keiter? He recreated West Coast baseball games for heartsick New Yorkers bereft of the Dodger and Giants after they moved to LA and SF at the end of the 1957 season.How…
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Maybe We Should Talk [by Stacey Harwood]
Many years ago, a colleague of mine and long-time employee of the agency where I worked jumped to his death from the 13th floor of our office building. It was mid-day. The office complex…
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What Would Hegel Do? [by Jerome Sala]
In a recent issue of Poetry, I came across a familiar theme. In the commentary section, a critic, Jason Guriel, recommended a tougher, more “negative” approach for poetry reviews (a bit like William Logan). …
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“Letter to the Younger Me” [by Kate Angus]
Letter to the Younger Me Hello, darling. The sky is graythis morning, like an old wool blanket left out in the rain. In the bookstore, I misheard someone askingfor “the graphic novel” as them…
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No Hemlock Rock [Jennifer Michael Hecht]
No Hemlock Rock Don’t kill yourself. Don’t kill yourself. Don’t. Eat a donut, be a blown nut. That is, if you’re going to kill yourself, stand on a street corner rhyming seizure with Indonesia,…
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Rainy day projects
Me and my three year old and my four year old drew this on a blank puzzle I bought at the local art supply shop. Here is another:
