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The New Yorker: The Writer's Voice - New Fiction from The New Yorker cover image

Yiyun Li Reads “Wednesday’s Child”

The New Yorker: The Writer's Voice - New Fiction from The New Yorker

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Rossley and the Pandemic

Marcy would have turned 19 on her next birthday. Rossley did not need any reminder of that fact. The whole wide world was where Marcy was not. A hairpin, a ballpoint pen, a girl Massey's age walking down the street was the same hairstyle or in a similar dress. She had never stopped believing that she had been destined for fame and accolades - all sacrificed for Rossley. Would her mother have asked Marcy to give a daughter's account of Rossley's failures in motherhood?

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