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An excerpt from White Ibis
Continue reading: An excerpt from White IbisWe started playing cards, dealt by a woman who’d had a lot of plastic surgery…
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Out Today: Clean Time
Continue reading: Out Today: Clean TimeTen years ago, when Ben Gwin began writing Clean Time: the True Story of Ronald Reagan Middleton, a satirical novel about a drug addict turned reality TV star, he imagined the culture would soon outpace the project. The impetus for parody had been fueled by the arrival of addiction-themed reality shows like Intervention, and the…
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Flatwood
Continue reading: FlatwoodWe walked along the edges of the pickup bed to avoid the alligators in the center, we were tipping and taunting and finally falling into the bed and scrambling, forgetting there were alligators when we found the sun-rotted tarps . . .
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The Perfect Pantry
Continue reading: The Perfect Pantry“Your prepper’s pantry will be the building block of your family’s survival system,” the page begins. “Have you read our guide, ‘37 Items to Hoard Before a Crisis’? If so, the list below of essentials to stockpile will likely be familiar to you.” Martha has not read the guide, and she’s no stranger to crisis.
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Teresa Carmody
Continue reading: Teresa CarmodyTeresa Carmody reads from Mother Pieces and Maison Femme.