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Saïd Sayrafiezadeh Reads “Civil Disturbance”

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

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Canvassing in the Cold at Night

Molly and I are canvassing for a local candidate. We're in one of those so-called modest neighborhoods, not yet all the way poor. Displayed on the rusting porches are campaign signs for the incumbent. By the time we reach the eighth house, Molly's thumb feels numb when she rings the doorbell.

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