Sublime

But the old man always thought of her as feminine and as something that gave or withheld great favours, and if she did wild or wicked things it was because she could not help them.

towns. They remained small, and antisemitism was always a threatening undertow. But it was a distinct status. In the context of slavery, Jewish people were understood to be White, with higher rates of

The funny thing about Barbara is she has a little dog who she insists is a well-behaved dog but who, in reality, either barks or tries to bite pretty much everyone who comes near—except Barbara. New residents—grad students, adjuncts—sometimes believe Barbara and bend down to pet him, but we got with the program long ago and speak to Barbara only, g

the old woman’s injunction to “be proper” kills off any opportunity to expand.

Lancers

“You that farm boy always hangin around Desiree.”