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The Perils
I don’t remember the kid’s name; the only impression he made on me was his face: scabbed over, crusted with dried blood all across his chin. Continue ...
Movie Review: Samuel Maoz’s Foxtrot
With his Silver Lion winning Foxtrot, Maoz casts an unflinching eye on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Continue Reading Movie Review: Samuel Maoz’s Foxtrot
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Chasing Sakura: 10. School
We had, however, not experienced a moment’s error in Japan’s transport schedules – so far. Continue Reading Chasing Sakura: 10. School
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How are you fine thank you
“Η καρδιά. Yi kardiá. Heart.”
“Η βάρκα. Yi várka. Boat.”
“Η χώρα. Yi hóra. Country.” Continue Reading How are you fine thank you
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Ode to our open-minded, modern young men
Forgive them, for they like their women dead Continue Reading Ode to our open-minded, modern young men
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A Writing Group, and Horses
What, a friend who came to visit me asked, is a writing group?
It’s just like a barn, I said. Horses. Continue Reading A Writing Group, and Horses
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The Card Players: A Noctambulist’s Guide to Florence
For me, the colony of lights that speckle the midnight city is always preferable to the monarchic blaze of the summer sky. Continue Reading The Card Players: ...
Nothing Personal
My grandfather and his best friend made the trip to the coast to find that the only work to be had was picking fruit for ten cents an hour. ...
The Birthday Party
One husband, two sons. Alive. Limbs and faculties intact. I got away with it? Continue Reading The Birthday Party
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Unity
Freedom comes at high costs, and requires plenty of responsibility…Latvia learned this the hard way. And it is a lesson, and a price, my adopted home country of the United ...
Two Landscapes and a Dismal Science
I had taken some thirty years ago – a walk that had stunned and disturbed me at the time, but which I had since almost forgotten… Continue Reading ...
Dear Singapore
It was thirteen years ago that I set foot on your shores, as a starry-eyed, newly married, first-time expat. Continue Reading Dear Singapore
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Chasing Sakura: 08. Dance
I was in a foul mood, which the blandness of the place, coupled with the annoyingly present weather like a child incessantly badgering us, did nothing to assuage. ...
Rage
“That car’s just too big for you, love, you can’t handle it.” Continue Reading Rage
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Book Review: The Cartography of Others, by Catherine McNamara
The backdrops are real and effectively drawn but it is in charting the contours of the human condition that McNamara succeeds with skilful interpretation. Continue Reading Book Review: ...
Digital Subscription, Litro #173: Comedy, Print Issues
Locker-Room Talk
Among the many acts forbidden were talking in the locker room, talking in the halls between classes, and talking in the cafeteria until a nun shook a hand bell, a ...
Digital Subscription, Litro #173: Comedy, Print Issues
A Broke Girl’s Guide to Atlantic City
Your roommate will see you binge-watching Netflix on the couch, spooning your dog. She will tell you that you’re leaving for Atlantic City at nine that night.
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Mourning is the Sight of a Blank Crossword Puzzle
Nasalized vowels. Rolled r’s. They seemed to widen the distance between me and my family. I wanted to go home. Continue Reading Mourning is the Sight of a ...
Thimble, Thimble, Let’s Be Quick
Both are meant to protect us, but at what cost? Continue Reading Thimble, Thimble, Let’s Be Quick
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Chasing Sakura: 07. Osaka
As one of the few establishments in Osaka that may possibly have offered a vegetarian option, this restaurant had taken us longer to locate than expected, seeing as Google Maps ...