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

Sheila Heti Reads “Just a Little Fever”

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

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Is Your Son's Name After Yourself?

Tom junior looked like his father, but probably also like his mother. He didn't have his father's clear eyes, and he had a sour expression. Angela took this as a sign that thomas felt she could take care of herself. Now my son owns it. What's your son's name? Thomas. I never understood naming a child after yourself. A person without children couldn't possibly understand. She was curious to meet tom junior, and asked if it would be possible. And ten days later, the three of them were sitting on a wooden bench in the park.

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