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David Gilbert Reads “Come Softly to Me”

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

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The Weeping Beach

After mom and dad died, the sisters couldn't agree on what to do with the old place. So they sold it to a rich couple who were semi-famous for their wealth. Eleanor would sometimes Google them and scroll through pictures of the man and woman at various parties in Dallas. On Google Earth, the new house resembled three monopoly hotels jammed together.

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