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    “Ariadne Sends a Message,” a Poem by Margaret Atwood

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    A Fleeting Utopia: The Rise and Fall of the “Women’s Hotel” in American Cities

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    By Daniel M. Lavery  October 15, 2024

    “relativity,” a poem by Danez Smith

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    By Danez Smith  October 15, 2024

    “A Valentine to the Intoxicating Nostalgia of High School.” Joyce Carol Oates on Writing Broke Heart Blues

    “In rereading, I feel a clutch of the heart, and tears starting in my eyes.”

     
    By Joyce Carol Oates  October 15, 2024
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