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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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Molly's Agenda: Take Back Our City

Molly and I were on our first date at Applebee's. She was already on the mayor's third term, but she didn't mind how little I knew about local politics. When Molly spoke, she used phrases like et alia and post hoc. Meanwhile, we sipped our red wine in a booth that seemed to shrink in size. And from beneath the table, I could feel her knee against mine. The personal is political, she said to me.

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