‘Me, somebody else, an African, a Muslim, an Englishman who talks with a funny accent—people have their thoughts, whether they say what they’re thinking or not.’
“For the Best” by Ann Beattie (2016)
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‘Me, somebody else, an African, a Muslim, an Englishman who talks with a funny accent—people have their thoughts, whether they say what they’re thinking or not.’
“For the Best” by Ann Beattie (2016)
They got a cab almost immediately. That was what you had to love about New York: it always defeated your expectations.
“For the Best” by Ann Beattie (2016)
They got a cab almost immediately. That was what you had to love about New York: it always defeated your expectations.
“For the Best” by Ann Beattie (2016)
‘Faith,’ she says. ‘Where do you get it? Where can I buy some?’
“God’s Work” by Kevin Canty (2016)
‘Faith,’ she says. ‘Where do you get it? Where can I buy some?’
“God’s Work” by Kevin Canty (2016)
Clara looks at his hand and then at his face, with a deep sadness, almost exhaustion. She takes his hand from her knee and gives it back to him.
“God’s Work” by Kevin Canty (2016)
Clara looks at his hand and then at his face, with a deep sadness, almost exhaustion. She takes his hand from her knee and gives it back to him.
“God’s Work” by Kevin Canty (2016)
The artist, the creator, may perish like a stray dog, in poverty and disgrace and mental illness, and yet he is capable of stopping time itself.
“The Story of a Painter” by Ludmilla Petrushevskaya (2016)
The artist, the creator, may perish like a stray dog, in poverty and disgrace and mental illness, and yet he is capable of stopping time itself.
“The Story of a Painter” by Ludmilla Petrushevskaya (2016)