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What Is to Be Done
‘I want to be there when everyone suddenly understands what it has all…
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Elly
My sister disappears on a slightly overcast afternoon in June. I…
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Fathoms
A few years ago, I helped push a beached humpback whale back out into…
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Small Mercies
Dimple helped 3027 to her feet. The cow was too heavy for him to lift,…
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The Animals in That Country
We turn a dim corner. A small wooden sign says ‘Bernie the saltwater…
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City on Fire
Tear gas rounds describe a graceful arc as they drop down out of the…
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Greenwood
As first light trickles through the branches, Jake greets this…
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Fentanyl, Inc.
In the spring of 2017 I began making contact with Chinese suppliers…
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The Eighth Life
The doorbell was ringing and none of her sisters were answering.…
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The Operators
After signing him in at the hotel reception, the senior staff member…
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Shame On Me
Eight years old, I am sitting near the back of the room in the…
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A Wunch of Bankers
The first hearings are tragically comic. Awful, dumb stuff: shady…
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The Angina Monologues
Sometimes, in the words of Bob Geldof, I don’t like Mondays, and…
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Boxed
I don’t want to be me. I don’t want to be Dave Martin, loser, parked…
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