A Few Acres of Snow
The man is spending his retirement writing a book tentatively entitled One Hundred and Twenty-Seven Paintings to See Before You Die
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My Life with Tolstoy
Like the acting of Christopher Walken or the movies of Eric Rohmer, Tolstoy’s magnum opus is a magnet for foolish opinions
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My Doomed Voyage
The lecture ended with a sloppy rendition of the Stan Rogers song about Franklin
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Driving Lessons
The little thing is long and skinny. Its blue in the harsh morning light
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Barnyard Desires
Leona was awoken by a scratching noise from her ceiling. Furtive rasping claws. Scratch, scratch scratch. She sat up in bed and fixed her eyes on the ceiling, straining to …
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Miss You Already
Mary Ann didn’t think she would want the casket open. But when the funeral director led her in and she saw David’s body lying there, he looked relaxed, almost happy, …
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The Wilderness Within
A feral child and the quest to be human: a Fijian odyssey
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The Second-last Corporate Retreat
I want to welcome all of you to the weekend that will change your life. Today is the last day you will ever have to put up with the Old …
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Illustration by Christopher Hutsul At the best of times, Newfoundlanders are seasonally impaired. We know climate change—every two hours or so—and, as a result, our minds are prone to wandering …
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