Prose
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“Everything only connected by ‘and’ and ‘and’”: On Elizabeth Bishop and Disappointment
In prose that’s erudite and accessible, former Editor-in-Chief of At Length, Jonathan Farmer, explores why…
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Ghost in the Graveyard
“I put the shovel into the ground, stepped down, and turned the earth loose like…
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Where Judges Walk
“They squeezed their mouths tight against wheeling cinders, moustaches gathering bits of ash. Letters to…
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A Magic of Bags
“Sometimes, she was sure of it: she would create no family, no children, nothing but…
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The Long Life Hotel
“She felt an inkling—just the faintest tingle—then, of something gone wrong inside her; a small,…
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The Big Father Essay
“Whenever I peeked into his room at night, there he lay, open-mouthed, those frightening white…
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The Sea Palaces
“Before Liberation, emperors had idled there, among pleasure grounds of lakes and pavilions, and it…
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Ghosts of the Mississippi
“Their affection, any love—good or bad—had me. I was the fool for love.” Ben Miller…
