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“The Graces” [by Lord Chesterfield]
Daughters of Zeus, you know what man's life is, How brief, and yet how long the while— Its epics, falls of sparrows; its tragedies Half farces and half vile; How every hero's sword at…
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Snapshots, May 29 2014 (by Stacey Harwood)
1:30 PM: 10th Street between University & Broadway 2:00 PM: Reading Phillip Lopate on the #6 uptown. 4:00 PM: Haiku – Madison Avenue & 52nd Street
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Afterthoughts and Afterimages: the 2014 PSA Annual Benefit [by Gail Segal]
In March, when the umpteenth blizzard graced the ground of New York City with another wallop of snow, who could have imagined this much green: Never mind the blossoming colors in all variations of…
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For Maya Angelou: “The Caged Bird Sings” [by Hollis Robbins]
As we say farewell to Maya Angelou we should also note the genesis of the book she is most well known for, I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings. The line is of course from…
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No Martyrs by [Amanda J. Bradley]
I loathe the attitude of martyrdom I see in some women and in myself. I remember seeing a video of Axl Rose back in the day wearing a tee shirt with the word MARTYR…
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But I MEANT to Write it that Way! [by Charles Coe]
In my younger days I worked as a house painter. When I told the general contractor I was done with a job, he’d walk around the site with the client to make a list…
