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Marisa Silver Reads “Tiny Meaningless Things”

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

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I've Been Robbed, Mother?

Evelyn and Paula did their best to avoid each other after Frank's death. Any conversation between them included not talking about that night. The house practically vibrated with Paula's impatience to get away from her mother. Evelyn feels pressured to make her life seem meaningful.

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