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Jake Cline
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ALBUMS OF OUR LIVES: BETH ORTON’S CENTRAL RESERVATION
A few years ago, a friend was attempting to explain why he was divorcing his wife. He said they had grown apart. That they argued all the time.
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Jake Cline: The Last Book I Loved, Mother Night
If he had not been such a pacifist, Kurt Vonnegut would have made a hell of a boxer. I say this knowing full well that Vonnegut was not an impressive physical specimen. His posture was miserable, his countenance was haggard…
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Jake Cline: The Last Book I Loved, True Grit
When I grow up, I want to be Mattie Ross. Of course, a legion of realities stands between me and this goal, chief among them: • At 38, I am biologically and, I’d like to think, emotionally mature, which places…