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Fuel
Feeding the woodstove, siphoning gas with a hose, drinking endless cups of coffee
August 2024
Readers Write
Shaving
A teenage rite of passage, a prison barber, a husband’s unfamiliar face
July 2024
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Uniforms
For a job at Burger King, a prison in North Carolina, a girls’ school in Iran
June 2024
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Yard Sales
Hunting for bargains, letting go of possessions, emptying out a home
April 2024
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