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At William Faulkner’s House
By Benjamin Nugent“The only evidence of discord in the Faulkners’ bedrooms was the window AC unit in Estelle’s, installed the day after William’s funeral, because he hated air-conditioning so much he wouldn’t let her install it while he was alive.”
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By Sophie Kemp“I thought I was punk because I would often show up to work with a gin hangover.”
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By Elisa Gonzalez“Life without God’s love is like a donut, ’cause there’s a hole in the middle of your heart!”
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By Elaine Feeney“I swam fast toward the rocks—the sting of a jellyfish couldn’t be worse than listening to him go on about his mother.”
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from “36 Ways of Writing a Vietnamese Poem”
By Nam Le“And Cathay was not China. / And Vietnam was not China / Nor made in China—but close enough.”
