quote: "I am astounded / by the various kisses we're capable of. / Each from different heights / diminished, which is simply the law. / And the big bruise / from the longer fall looked perfectly white / in a few years. / That astounded me most of all." ("Each from Different Heights," Stephen Dunn)
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links: 27 reasons why your story was rejected (@the willisden herald), the gruesome origins of popular fairy tales (e.g., "coma sex") (@cracked.com), five years of lies about iraq (@salon), we tell stories (@penguin uk), are you happy? (@ny review of books)
