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Titan

My own hunger was for a reduction in the vast space between people.

To Save a Butterfly

Yes, Eylon thought, he lied to Cath. Lied about his day, about the risks.

To the Dirt Which in Time Will Consume Us All

I love scientists. They’re trying their hardest. And they just want love.

Tom Jenks on Editing The Garden of Eden

Hemingway’s The Garden of Eden was edited by Tom Jenks.

Top Dog

“The kiels take extra time, but then you know your meats. Questions?”

Totality

The strange man expected to be picked up by aliens during the eclipse.

Tradition and the Individual Talent

No poet, no artist of any art, has his complete meaning alone.

Train Dreams

He twisted like a weasel in the sack, lashing backward with his fist.

True Believers

Buster’s reasons for looking after Marco weren’t entirely altruistic.

Trump: The Nature of His Game

Trump reminded me of the guys I grew up with on Long Island.

Trust

They all pivoted to face us, tan mannequins on a conveyor belt.

Twenty-One People between My Legs (and Counting)

Who needs driftwood when I can bury myself in your loamy soil.

Two Poems

Even this says nothing of your desire—to be put to use.

Two Poems

A homecoming, she says, as if you hadn’t been back in decades.

Two Poems

A simple line of raging wet nearby, how as a kid I pictured the Nile.

Two Poems

Not all his children love themselves. Look at little Adrienne.

Type A

My first true love was Underwood, my mother’s typewriter.

Uncertain Terms

It has come to this—my daughter is now assaulting other children.

Unemployed

An idea surfacing—a crack of orange teeth. As if a ceiling disappears.

Untitled Number 20

We put effort into making things that No Man would ever think of creating.

Up Up and Away

I tried to cheer my brother up by reminding him all clowns die too.

Upside

I’m in a fight for my career and the SOB won’t be there for me.

Vertical Integration

“You’re great with people. Ever since you got over the drooling problem.”

Victoria

I drank every night until late and drew earth-shaking conclusions.

Vivid Scenes and Good Prose

Vodka on Ice

Cerberuses ran in packs, terrorizing drunks who fell in the snow.

Vogel’s Wife

At the copier, her back to him, running off copies, was Penny Ayler.

Wait

What I really meant to say is that I am tired. Beauty can demand so much.

Walking Distance

The man lifted his shirt just enough to show the handle of a pistol.

Walking in Time

Once, when young and proud, I tried to grasp the enormity of the past.