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The Junior Realtor
By Alec Niedenthal“Comedy was a theatrical form Paul had never pursued; he had always been more serious, a tragedian.”
In the Current Issue, Issue 254
Fiction
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Ten Writing Prompts
By Lucy Ives“These prompts won’t solve all your problems or even any of your problems. They might make something happen.”
The Daily
Craft
Rooted Here
By Ed Roberson“I notice its highest buds always leaf first / the serf twigs twisted and naked”
In the Current Issue, Issue 254
Poetry
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Making of a Poem: Jana Prikryl on “Dover Calais”
By Jana Prikryl“I was trying to get down to the root where consciousness springs up under pressure from conflict and pain and power.”
The Daily
Making of a Poem
Dan
By Mieko MeguroDrawings featuring scenes from everyday life with Mieko Meguro’s late husband, the conceptual artist Dan Graham (1942–2022).
In the Current Issue, Issue 254
Art & Photography
Journal, 1969–1970
By Eve Babitz“It was making me desperate, thinking I was going to have to find a job. A job for Christ’s sake.”
In the Current Issue, Issue 254
Letters & Essays
Eleutherius
By Marlene Morgan“She was hidden, she was private, she was like one of those little Russian eggs, infinitely ornate inside. It was her egotism. He’d found it.”
