Tuesday, November 18, 2008

Great Regulars: The Fields

by W. S. Merwin

Saturday on Seventh Street

from Garrison Keillor: The Writer's Almanac: The Fields by W. S. Merwin

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The League of Minor Characters
by Kathleen Flenniken

The main character sits on his childhood bed

from Garrison Keillor: The Writer's Almanac: The League of Minor Characters by Kathleen Flenniken

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Shame
by C. K. Williams

A girl who, in 1971, when I was living by myself, painfully lonely, bereft, depressed,

from Garrison Keillor: The Writer's Almanac: Shame by C. K. Williams

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Sometimes
by David Budbill

Sometimes when day after day we have cloudless blue skies,

from Garrison Keillor: The Writer's Almanac: Sometimes by David Budbill

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They eat out
by Margaret Atwood

In restaurants we argue

from Garrison Keillor: The Writer's Almanac: They eat out by Margaret Atwood

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Waste Management
by Maurya Simon

Every night a bear comes round our house to scare up

from Garrison Keillor: The Writer's Almanac: Waste Management by Maurya Simon

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The Wedding Vow
by Sharon Olds

I did not stand at the altar, I stood

from Garrison Keillor: The Writer's Almanac: The Wedding Vow by Sharon Olds

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