I came across Other Voices - a bi-annual literary magazine published by the University of Illinois at Chicago - at the local bookstore because I was attracted to the Ben Merco’s somber cover drawing. Since then, OV has not been available in any bookstore in the area, nor in the Barnes and Noble in Chicago [...]
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From the December 2004 issue of The Atlantic Monthly. It’s similar in tone to New England Primer, but it’s not exactly a love story. This is lighthearted, macabre, and tender.
After reading it for the first time, I thought about how it started out as an adventurous Boy’s Life piece. Through the middle it seemed [...]
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Not typically a fan of mysteries/suspense - sometimes they’re rather pedantic and horribly out-of-date - but this one was fun to read. Warnings: Contains profane abuse of the English language, greasy guys, and babies crying.
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The Things We Do for Love
by Jonathan Kellerman
Mashed spaghetti. Some things you could never prepare for.
It wasn’t as if [...]
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