Literary Supplement

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The Minivan

Jana Martin, judge of this year’s Short Story Contest, presents Mimi Lipson’s The Minivan.

Tech Perdu: Michael Perkins

An ode to a familiar item of the pre-digital age: the rotary (home) telephone.

Tech Perdu: Laura Shaine Cunningham

An ode to a familiar item from the pre-digital age: The (non-digital) camera.

Tech Perdu: John Darnton

An ode to a familiar item from the pre-digital age: The telex.

Tech Perdu: Nina Shengold

An ode to a familiar item from the pre-digital age: The printing press

Tech Perdu: Frank D. Gilroy

An ode to a familiar item from the pre-digital age: The typewriter.

Tech Perdu: Mikhail Horowitz

An ode to a familiar item from the pre-digital age: The letter.

Tech Perdu: Jonathan Gould

An ode to a familiar item from the pre-digital age: The 45

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Poetry: Robert Kelly

A poem by Robert Kelly

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Poetry: Ronald Baatz

Only for the Old and the Fragile, a poem by Ronald Baatz

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Poetry: Gretchen Primack

Three Poems about the Same Thing, by Gretchen Primack

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Poetry: Anne Gorrick

His Inner Neon Ornery, a poem dedicated to GN, by Anne Gorrick

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Out & Aloud

Phillip Levine presents a selection of readings, book signings, and spoken word performances for the month of November.

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2008 Literary Humor Contest

Spurious sequels or preposterous prequels to works of literature or nonfiction, complete with a one-line descriptive zinger.

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Chronogram's Choice: November 2008

Think global, read local. Over a hundred books have been reviewed in these pages since last November’s Literary Supplement. Books editor Nina Shengold revisits some of the year’s highlights for literate locavores.