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A Supper, a Cigarette, and a Fond Farewell to You [by Katherine Zlabek]
Last week, there was a certain book I needed to read. In order to read it, I had to take a trip to a store embedded in a mixed retail/outdoor fun/restaurant area. You know…
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“Smart Women Adrift”—& Tom Drury [by Katherine Zlabek]
Back before my time on the family farm, we had too many farm cats. As you may or may not know, farm cats are cats that wander by their own free will to a…
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This Magic Moment: The Great Bewildering Action [by Katherine Zlabek]
My nephew, when he was two- or three-years old, bit into the wall—a nice bite of the corner paint and plaster—because something had not gone as he’d planned. He was so frustrated that all…
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Next Line, Please: The Big Reveal: The American Scholar’s Crowd-Sourced Sonnet
Three months ago, the American Scholar initiated a contest to write a crowd-sourced sonnet. With line fourteen chosen, all that remains to complete the poem is a title. Visit the American Scholar's page to…
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A Beautiful Thing Has Passed / Why My Mother Stalked Professor K at a Truck Stop off I-80 [by Katherine Zlabek]
I was driving, some years ago, to Michigan. Both of my parents were in the car. Or perhaps it was a truck, or a van. I say this because we were riding tall…
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Happy Birthday John Ashbery!
Greetings from Sodus, NY (circa 2003). We took a trip and we thought about you . . . — sdh
