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  • Join us for our second issue! We are pleased to offer:
    David Shields, the madness of God, and the ensuing reality
    Phillip Lopate and the blackmail of the avant-garde
    Margot Livesey on the muse and the second sight
    Adam Braver and a Mexican firing squad
    Nick Arvin’s tale of speed and flames
    Ander Monson and the desperate peril of Wikipedia obscurity
    Beth Ann Fennelly, Lia Purpura, and oh, we could just go on and on!
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A most excellent publication for ladies and gentlemen fond of readingEvery Issue Packed with Reading Delight. Satisfaction Guaranteed. And May We Just Say, Good Tidings to You, Friend.  SUBSCRIBEInaugural Issue - Fall 2008