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

Saïd Sayrafiezadeh Reads “Civil Disturbance”

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

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How to Overcome a Power Outage

"I'm doing what I do best at the upscale fitness center, undersell, and then go high," she says. "The first thing I bring up is the electrical grid ... It's flickering lights, weekend brownouts." They're sharing stories with her about a power outage five years ago that everyone still talks about. By the time we arrive at the last address on the list, it's ten o'clock,. There are two inches of snow on the ground, soaking my feet because I'm wearing sneakers".

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