In the classic supernatural thriller The Haunting of Hill House, Shirley Jackson
writes,
> “‘Don’t do it,’ Eleanor told the little girl; ‘insist on your cup of stars; once
they have trapped
The world of art magazines is crowded—not because there are so many, but because
the space itself is small. Like sharks thrashing about in a swimming pool, they
carve out audiences and
To commemorate Italo Calvino’s upcoming birthday, we’re rerunning this piece.
To many contemporary college students and used bookstore aficionados, the work
of Cuban-born Italian author Italo Calvino is a gateway drug
There is no hallmark card for this.
I watch you walk away from me,
further upwind, watch you pull your father
from a box, open his ziplock – watch him
slip through the cracks
Even though I was finishing up Tricks Every Boy Can Do
[http://harvardsquareeditions.org/portfolio-items/tricks-every-boy-can-do/] by
Paul Buchanan at the same time my stepson, a senior in high school, received his
assignment
