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… of Los Angeles It is useful to start at the end, which is also the beginning: at the far side of an imaginary bridge, … at the 101 freeway’s eight lanes. Mountain lions have died here before, crossing from one sliver of wilderness to … to take down livestock or approach humans. Mountain lions communicate through code: scrapes or scratches on tree bark, …
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… claim to understand or even fully appreciate such a richly complex man and artist? That was my problem then, and it is … office where scholarly off-prints from PMLA or Studies in Bibliography were usually displayed. A rather … manner or told in precisely the same way or from the same points of view. Each is a new artistic adventure, making new …
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… end of an emergence, every generation of periodical cicadas dies off, the cadavers accumulating in great heaps around … teleological tension,” Han writes, “it disintegrates into points which whizz around without any sense of direction.” … produced 1,782 pounds, 803 kilograms, of honey between 1269 and 1270, and that collectively bees would have to fly …
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… white South African. In my case, this means that I live a comfortable life in my parents’ three-bedroom house in a … this, bouncing up and down, little jack-in-boxes. Our genitals flap in front of us like birds’ wings. Is this a joke? … you it was rude to stare?” John asks. I do not reply. John points toward an alcove to our right where, beneath a row of …
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… with William Faulkner? His name is synonymous with complexity. It pervades his style, his storylines, and the … is the case with Sanctuary. It is a much debated and studied book. A story of big-city scandal, it is atypical of … a safe-cracking incident and found him in New Orleans in 1926, dressed to the height of fashion, his tie displaying a …
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… celebrating holidays. Does the success of our work hinge on coming across as likable human beings? I asked Cheryl … of diverse literatures.” Paul Hanstedt took his audience into account from the get-go, on his blog White Boy … won’t you read it?’ It’s a tough thing to balance.” Strayed points out that the difficulty varies from writer to writer …