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I Always Go Back To You

I Always Go Back To You

Zakiya Jamal Zakiya Jamal
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She looked up again and met his eyes, eyes she used to love staring into.

10 Excerpts From A Book I’ll Never Write That Will Make You Laugh, Cry, Or Even Fall In Love

10 Excerpts From A Book I’ll Never Write That Will Make You Laugh, Cry, Or Even Fall In Love

Sharal Barboza Sharal Barboza
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So love me with everything you have. Love me and my muchness even if it’s too much for you.”

An Exclusive Excerpt From Tao Lin’s ‘Taipei’

An Exclusive Excerpt From Tao Lin’s ‘Taipei’

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Tao Lin’s ‘Taipei’ will be released by Vintage on June 4, 2013.

Adam’s Summer Purgatory, 2008 (2013) Excerpt

Adam’s Summer Purgatory, 2008 (2013) Excerpt

Adam Humphreys
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Then, Lauren began to talk, and the camera turned to her. I can’t recall what she said, but it was good, it was appropriate. She transformed for a brief moment into a public figure – someone saying something relevant for a national news audience.

Bonfires

Bonfires

Alexander Helmke Alexander Helmke
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We knew the house by the smoke. We knew the house from high school. We did not need to look at the coat-hangered address swinging from a tree.

A First Glance At I Love Charts: The Book

A First Glance At I Love Charts: The Book

Jason Oberholtzer Jason Oberholtzer
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The following is an excerpt taken from “Vertigo,” an essay found in I Love Charts: The Book, available now for pre-order.

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