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Never Say No

If he was going to pick me up, the least he could do was look at me.

New Grub Street

He betook himself to the metropolis to become a literary man, of course.

New Year’s Day, 2023

Some goals: stop buying jeans. Stop being angry at mom/dad/sister.

New York City

Night Dreams

I hang there, upside down, watching Bronwyn, her face beatific.

Night Moves

Even then (Colin remembers now), it felt like the end of something.

Nightstands

She had not anticipated that the nightstands would be an issue.

Nina Simone Explains Delusions to John Roberts

We called for the dead dog because toddlers do not understand death.

No Place for You, My Love

Not for the Sabbath

When an old man marries a young piece of flesh, she is the ruler.

Notes from a Breakup: A Field Guide through Heartbreak

“Why do we always fight,” he finally said, his voice quiet, resigned.

Nothing More

This is all there is. Nothing else. No heaven and no hell, okay?

Nothing of Consequence

The women wanted signs of regret, but she was straight shouldered.

Number Eight Daughter

“My brother’s last words to me were about you. Did you know that?”

Nurse Lynn Speaks Her Thoughts to the Wind

It’s true, I killed my husband. I had my reasons. He was a hunter on the trail.

Objects of Desire

Xin Bao had gotten drunk and stolen a hyacinth macaw.

Obsession

Ever since she believed he was cheating, she felt erotically obsessed.

Occasions of Sin

Goretti was a victim perfect for her time, an icon of Catholic sexual politics.

Occidental Hotel

She’d ransacked his heart the moment she unlocked the door.

Occupied

Riding back from her studio, Ivy thought, I’ll just stop for a minute.

Oceanside

You could take your pick from an array of rebellions to consider.

Odessa, Mon Amour

He wrote and rewrote endlessly, and rose at night to reread pages.

Odysseus’s Mother-in-Law

If party isn’t what we set out to do then you should go home.

Of Kin and Kind

Having a sister or a friend is like sitting at night in a lighted house.

Of Marriage, of Glass Gardens

Once upon a time, a couple wandered in a glass forest, hand in hand.

of the propoetides

our hands are full of those women tricked or transformed.

Old Stories and Other Paintings

Eros, myth, life, and literature in brilliant paintings by Lincoln Perry.

Old Will Road

For days after she left him, he roamed the house, unable to function.

Oliver

We are each other’s as surely as song stitches breath to air.

Omnivore

I eat what’s in front of me, as all great men do. Some wouldn’t, but I do.