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Matthew Klam Reads “The Other Party”

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

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I'm Gonna Shank You Both When You're Not Looking

Rachel and Kendra met Lily at a party in Yuma, California. They were on their way to another party when they ran into the boys from Cassio Pia. Rachel's voice sounded as if it was burbling out of a shoebox; she felt strange. She knelt and held Lily's hand and rubbed the soft skin of her palm for a while. A million kids on Yuma were trying to figure out their next move.

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