Re: the fateful summer of 1922, On an egg-shaped peninsula That juts into Long Island Sound, Nick ...  [+]

Christmas dinner was a subdued affair. After a simple dish of spaghetti aglio e olio, Auntie Dores retired to her room, citing the soreness of her back. On my left was Gran and on my right was my ...  [+]

Once upon an ancient timeThe Egyptians worshipped catsBecause the cats were so sublime,They defeated ...  [+]

The Guadalupe River creek ran low that summer, gurgling against Aurelia's ankles. The girl found the cool water mildly comforting. Light filtered through the arroyo willows overhead, dappling he ...  [+]

The Bonfire of Anxieties 
by Jia Nan Jeng 
(After the $6M algorithm‑addiction verdict ...  [+]

[Santa Monica Beach, 2013] 
The crowd roars its adoration. At seventy years young, George Cohn takes off his bowler hat with his right arm bent at a right angle and takes a bow. He is a performe ...  [+]

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Oh America, your lethargy makes you unwell
A killer lurks within your borders, a disease of ...  [+]