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Two Poems by Ann Howells

Aug 20th, 2009 | By

WOLF RESPONDS TO REVIEWS OF AN OFF-BROADWAY PRODUCTION OF RED RIDING HOOD It’s ridiculous, an actor of my stature appearing off-Broadway, but they lost their lead- mugging or something-just prior to opening. My name lends credence to a new company, new production. We do that in theater. My name is synonymous with the role, you

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Abridged Classics: Pathfinder

Aug 6th, 2009 | By

Everyone loves a good yarn about Vikings and inexplicably childlike Native Americans and eyeballs flying all over the place, right? Remember that time Vikings almost wiped out all the Native Americans, except that other Viking was there to save them, even though he had been adopted by them and then outcast for no reason? Oh,

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Defenestration: July 2009

Jul 20th, 2009 | By

Damnations and felicitations, folks! Another month has passed us by, and therefore the inevitable has happened: the July 2009 issue of Defenestration is here, and it’s all up in your face. See? Are you excited yet? Are you excited now? Good. This month almost didn’t happen. Not the magazine. The magazine always happens (unless it

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Two Poems by Paul Hellweg

Jul 20th, 2009 | By

Finally, Hope Lonely and wishing for a miracle, it finally came in the form of an e-mail from a 24-year-old woman with 8.5 million dollars who offered to move in with me if I would help her transfer the funds to this country, and all I had to do to get the money and the

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“I Kept the Nickel,” by Lauren Becker

Jul 20th, 2009 | By

I kept the address labels. The nickel, too. The night of the day I used the first label, I dreamed of starving orphaned children with distended stomachs. They told me I should have sent the nickel back, along with a generous check and a stamp to save the charity the cost of postage. I ignored the

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