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The Fringe of Dream

…bearing witness to music’s alchemical power in a volatile world. Smith’s latest dispatch from her nomadic travels, Year of the Monkey, also reflects the surreal confusion of our fractured, threatening…

Moments in the Hunger

…battle against Resolution 108 would have meant losing legal safeguards that kept these already ravaged nations from dissolving altogether. Alongside Thomas, the novel’s other driving force is Patrice Paranteau, a…

This Cult of Niceness

…gymnastics women often perform in order not to upset the social peace — even when that peace is, in reality, making their lives a daily war.  Postcards from the Gerund…

Memory is the Chariot

…at Lockless then grows more tenuous. He could be sold any day. When that time comes, “running is not a thought, not even as a dream, but a need, no…

Are We Supposed To Be Here?

…real, but some were already tangible, alive and visible for all to see.” No matter what the outside pelts at her, she must decide what to believe about herself and,…

Eye of the Beholder

…of sleep would lead her, or were you surprised along the way? Moshfegh: I was continually surprised along the way. And I feel the ending is troubling. Although it is…

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