Great Regulars: Crying Man

by Charles Douthat

At O'Hare, after a first jump west to California,

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Fargo
by John Updike

"The fertillest soil this side of the Tigris

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I Ran Out Naked In The Sun
by Jane Hirshfield

I ran out naked

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The Merger
by Charles W. Pratt

for my son

Trying to think of something useful

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The Orchid Flower
by Sam Hamill

Just as I wonder

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Police Notes
by Alice N. Persons

Female reported running up Main Street yelling "No, no,

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The Word
by Tony Hoagland

Down near the bottom

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