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Craving
Esther Gerritsen, Trans. Michele Hutchison
"Elisabeth's hands are resting on her stomach. She feels every vibration under her skin. The hands rest there with the same expectation as during her pregnancy— that movement is on its way, that the child will swim towards the hands, that it will turn there, twist, push, roll."
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"There are so many witnesses. Their statements add up."
Moon of the Crusted Snow
Waubgeshig Rice
"A crack echoed through the boreal landscape, a momentary chaos in the still afternoon air. In the near distance, a large bull moose fell to its side."
An Op Ed by e.e. cummings in Which He Has Had Enough of France
"America may be going to Hell but at least she isn’t standing still!"
The Sandwich That Helped Feed Puerto Rico After FEMA Failed
Chef José Andrés on Getting to Work in the Aftermath of Maria
Meet the Heroic Park Rangers Battling Poaching in Kenya
Rachel Love Nuwer Visits the Lewa Wildlife Conservancy
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