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Readers Write
Readers Write
The Last Word
A pair of rainbow-striped socks, a cassette tape, the San Francisco Marathon
August 2010
Readers Write
Pretending
A ten-day camping trip, a blond wig tucked inside a plastic bag, Vincent van Gogh’s Sunflowers
July 2010
Readers Write
Sugar
Orange slices from Whole Foods, the twisted algebra of anorexia, Big Sugar
May 2010
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Borrowing
A beautiful fountain pen, dresses torn at the waist, the Dallas Cowboys
February 2010
Readers Write
Narrow Escapes
A noodle shop in central Burma, The Phil Donahue Show, the Tet Offensive
January 2010
Readers Write
Selling Out
Handwritten letters, instant mashed potatoes, an armed-forces recruiting office
November 2009
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