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… reason why Wharton’s works are much more admired than studied or taught. Something has occurred since her immense … left dormant. When awakened she made an adventurous erotic companion. On the other hand, one’s suspicion from reading … to assess the images of women in her fiction; for, as Lewis points out, she often changed the sexes when she recast her …

… he undergo multiple surgeries. His gaze was both discomfiting and magnetic, his eyes green and iron-flecked, as … “And the other man?” My seatmate sighed. The other soldier had some burning, damage in one eye. Minor injuries, … prescribed a low-dose steroid along with other pharmaceuticals. He told me to cut back on salt.  I gathered up the …

… for little slices of something significant and lovely in commonplace things. Things please him. He has that rare, … found nowadays, of getting delight out of many little commonplace phases of our everyday, life. You frame one of … yard and nibbled at the tender young things. Some of them died in the spring. One day a cow destroyed three trees. She …

… downsize the staff. The trusted manager reluctantly complies and is the last one fired. The ubiquitous character … name. Having viewed the BBC version, I can offer that it rivals watching paint dry on my watchability scale. My initial … the lost causes harder than for any other. Yes, you even die for them.” The Candidate : Robert Redford plays a …

… who do extraordinary things worthy of the big screen—to complement our Winter 2013 issue . Today is the first … lasting friendships, sometimes temporary drinking buddies. I don’t recall the training to be a big deal, perhaps … Virginia; she blogs regularly for VQR. Visit her website at  jenniferniesslein.com . By Jennifer Niesslein …