Profiles
… ,” he was in the midst of furious writing. Having just come off the success of his novel, Point Counter Point , … of essays and only one more novel. In VQR’s mission to become a progressive journal of national and international … dealing with political and artistic concerns of a wide audience, by assuring diversity of content. Eric Pinker of the …
… Entering the Continental Army in 1776, he was quickly commissioned a lieutenant. He participated in battles in New … provided another reason for moving closer to Washington, died in 1830. Ten months later, on July 4,1831, Monroe died … what have become known as the classic five points of Deism. Herbert stated that (1) there is a God; (2) …
… A Puff of Roses A medieval folk belief suggests this approach for shedding stray … informal political chamber of the capital, where a common tobacco farmer might rub with the governor. “It’s … watch. “I guess in an hour.” Shelley finishes her drink and points to the champagne glasses. “They sparkle, John; they …
… South Carolina, and elsewhere, long-drawn contests ended in complete failure for the workers. The country is taking … heretofore, in the face of low wages and long hours? Three points of departure present themselves: 1. The character of … or $12.24 per week. Earnings in the North were in 1926 about fifty-five per cent, higher than those in the …
Fiction
… Sr. had been in the country for a week. He’d decided to come early to revisit some of the places he’d been during … had come early to Vietnam. Rowen Sr.’s former Air Force buddies were spread all around the aviation industry, the … He sat almost primly, his knees close together, a briefcase on the ground parallel to his thighs, a benign, …
Essays
… have something to say about this act of real violence, committed by a real person, someone I had known as my … a glimpse of my uncle as he barged into the room, fists readied for my father who was charging toward him from … The trail is officially ranked “strenuous,” and at points it seems to go straight up. After awhile, I noticed …