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Buried Child

I haven’t got anything under the sofa! Now mind your own damn business! Jesus God, you come into the house outa the middle of nowhere, haven’t heard or seen… More

Death In Venice

All novels are translations, even in their original languages. This has been revealed to me over time, as I’ve worked with the various dedicated (and inevitably underpaid) people who… More

Marie ??tienne: King of a Hundred Horsemen

Translated from the French by Marilyn Hacker Marilyn Hacker received the 2009 PEN Award for Poetry in Translation. Preface by Marilyn Hacker Marie Étienne has always composed poetry and prose alternately… More

King of a Hundred Horsemen

Dans mon enfance, j’avais appris a courir vite autour/ des tables./ Plus je courais, moms je me faisais prendre./ Les Père Noel exacts venaient jusqu’aux tropiques, ils/ m’apportaient des… More

Marie Étienne: King of a Hundred Horsemen

Translated from the French by Marilyn Hacker, who received the 2009 PEN Award for Poetry in Translation. Preface by Marilyn HackerMarie Étienne has always composed poetry and prose alternately or simultaneously,… More

States of Shock

CHARACTERSColonelStubbsGlory BeeWhite ManWhite WomanStubbs: MY THING HANGS LIKE DEAD MEAT!!! (Pause. White couple turns and stares at Stubbs. The Colonel ignores them. He’s busy taking several toy soldiers, tanks,… More

Everything Is Cinema

Though few young filmmakers would imitate Breathless, many would imitate Godard himself, such as Breathless revealed him to be: an artistically voracious autodidact devoted fanatically to the history of… More

Once the Shore

One of my fondest memories of Hannah is receiving the “few suggestions” she had for my story “Once the Shore” before it was published in One Story. It was… More

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When Rosa fell asleep he took off her high-heeled shoes and covered her with a blanket. He turned off the lights and for a while he stood looking out… More