Great Regulars: VIII

by Robert Hass

Chester found a dozen copies of his first novel in a used book-

from Garrison Keillor: The Writer's Almanac: VIII by Robert Hass

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Family
by Grace Paley

My father was brilliant embarrassed funny handsome

from Garrison Keillor: The Writer's Almanac: Family by Grace Paley

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Great Day in the Morning
by Robert Morgan

My father, when he was surprised

from Garrison Keillor: The Writer's Almanac: Great Day in the Morning by Robert Morgan

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Lifer
by Sam Hamill

McNeil Island Correctional Center, I:86

Hunched over hard white bread

from Garrison Keillor: The Writer's Almanac: Lifer by Sam Hamill

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Pick A Prize
by Jill Breckenridge

August, hot with flies, wasps

from Garrison Keillor: The Writer's Almanac: Pick A Prize by Jill Breckenridge

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Riding the Red Line
by Eric Nixon

On the subway

from Garrison Keillor: The Writer's Almanac: Riding the Red Line by Eric Nixon

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Valediction
by Charles W. Pratt

Now the bumbling bees that hover

from Garrison Keillor: The Writer's Almanac: Valediction by Charles W. Pratt

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