… Dying Angel of God, my guardian dear, to whom God’s love commits me here, ever this day be at my side, to light, to … Devlin household since 1933, the year that May, his wife, died in childbirth. Molly prayed with absolute faith but … to directions for a sudden and complicated journey. His false teeth were in a glass on the bed table, next to a copy …
… a while perhaps: “Nervous?” For the rest of us it had become a matter not so much of pride as of simple stubbornness … some remark about the incidents, was apt as well to take up comments others made about his driving. We were pretty … transportation. Even driving around without specific goals, there was at least the possibility of coming upon one. …
Reporting
… Sixty Hours of Terror: “It’s Do or Die” Editor’s Note—This is part two of a four-part series [ … & Tower (Priyam Dhar). III. “It’s Do or Die” November 26, 2008. Late Night. Nariman House. Assistant Commissioner … of the complex, using maps to point out entry and exit points as gunshots above continued to ring out. No matter …
Criticism
… Week’s Highlights: “I Award You No Points” Read In Tablet, VQR contributor Adam Kirsch … “War Dances,” the titular story from Sherman Alexie’s forthcoming book. Funny, humane, sad, structurally interesting, … in her country during World War II, and her work brings audience members and a judge to tears. The words at the end of …
Hiking Toward Laughing Gull Point Once I saw a gull catch a line in mid-air. Climbing until the slack ran out, it snapped back like a white feather on the end of a whip and fell into the sea. We’ve all swallowed a line or two, a real estate deal, some bad …
… table before her. “A man was playing chicken with the widebodies at LAX and was mutilated. They found his legs 200 yards … her shirt pocket and smiled. “I can’t resist,” she said. “Come on.” “What about that new car in the driveway? C. A. … because coconuts grow on trees, too, and they might also be fruits. “In Leisure World, at Laguna Niguel, a …