From the collection After the Word

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“Proportionality and Discrimination,” “Go With the Grain,” “Why Did _______ Join if They Knew What They Were Signing Up For?” and “How to Bomb a School or a Hospital”

“Retrograde” and “To Have Bitten Off Matter”

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“After the Hospital Waiting Room” and “When Asked About My Grandfather’s Death”

“Charlie Birger” and “The Bucolic Knight’s Lament”

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