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Little God
Little God Take a look, little god, at the pecked and smattered sill above the street where thin drunkards wrap their chests in a vest of old headlines. The slate ledge tilts toward the fire escape’s homemade cross marking the death of our super who …
Restoring India’s Political Process
… Political Process The essence of the action taken on June 26, 1975, and in the weeks and months that followed it, was … of the Emergency. The spate of jail-breaking events; the studied sullenness of the public in mass meetings despite all … normalcy must take full cognizance of this. There are two points involved here. First, the bandh-gherao culture that …
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Live Alone Death
… that can only be measured at the level of the atom. Miyu studies the miniature refrigerator, which is small enough to … Miniatures like these are often crafted entirely from balsa wood and foamboard, from beads of glue set in place … careful application of a scalpel. By day, she works for a company specializing in cleaning and restoring homes after …
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Orpheus’s Error
… Orpheus’s Error     An armored American soldier in the rearview mirror of an armored vehicle. … CHUs. At dusk they lie down in their fortified tombs, and come out at dawn, like vampires recoiling from the bright … Reporting. Learn more about this project on the Pulitzer website . By Dimiter Kenarov …
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The Jacksonian
… (Eva exits as Fred draws on the cigarette and lights come up on Bill Perch’s motel room.)   End of Scene One Rosy … the bathroom. Sound of water rushing. Rosy turns to the audience. The end of Scene Two flows directly into … the highway. (Perch exits. Fred walks to Rosy’s table and points at the Baked Alaska. Eva enters and watches Fred.) …
The Man Behind the Dictionary
… years before the passage of the Stamp Act—and he did not die until 1843, when John Tyler was president. Thus he came … avoid placing your private notions at the disposal of the Commonwealth? As for the quality of his ideas, it is … a single man or woman made Christian by its influence.” So also with music. In his early days he once had a great time …
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