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Gish Jen Reads Grace Paley

The New Yorker: Fiction

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The Train Stopped Hard, Will You?

Annie and Susan were on a train when they heard the news of Tonto's death. Susan said she didn't have to die, but Anne replied: 'She really wrecked everything' The next day Max called from North Carolina saying he was flying up for an early morning appointment that i'm cancelling. He wants me to give it a try as his friends say people should live forever if properly nourished. Anne told them all about their private troubles in New York at 3am - just before tonto died. They had no idea what life would be like without each other. She says her children are now very aware of how we cope with our loved ones dying.

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