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    that streak of cruelty to / which by daybreak we confess ourselves resigned, by noon / accustomed, by night / devoted. — “Rubicon” by Carl Phillips

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    In restaurants we argue
    over which of us will pay for your funeral
    though the real question is
    whether or not I will make you immortal.
    At the moment only I
    can do it and so
    I raise the magic fork
    over the plate of beef fried rice
    and plunge it into your heart.
    There is a faint pop, a sizzle
    and through your own split head
    you rise up glowing;
    the ceiling opens
    a voice sings Love Is A Many
    Splendoured Thing
    you hang suspended above the city
    in blue tights and a red cape,
    your eyes flashing in unison.
    The other diners regard you
    some with awe, some only with boredom:
    they cannot decide if you are a new weapon
    or only a new advertisement.
    As for me, I continue eating;
    I liked you better the way you were,
    but you were always ambitious.

    — “They Eat Out” by Margaret Atwood

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    When the knight saw that his wife had finished the heart, he said: “Lady, what did you think of that dish?”
    “My lord,” she replied, “In good faith, it pleased me greatly.”
    “God be my helper,” said the knight. “I can easily believe you; nor do I marvel that what gave you so much pleasure when alive should please you when dead.”
    At this the lady was silent for a moment, and then said: “How? What is it you have made me eat?”

    Decameron Fourth Day, Ninth Story by Giovanni Boccaccio

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  1. Public Bookmark 57

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    “Dressing gown?” Niall repeats.

    He can play dumb. Put enough disbelief in his tone and Ruben should buy it. He has to.

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    28 May 2026

  2. Public Bookmark 3

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    Detective Jake English needs a cigarette.

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    13 Apr 2026

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    While trying to write to his friend studying abroad in Moscow, Shane Hollander accidentally reaches Ilya Rozanov.

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    02 Apr 2026

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    Ilya Rozanov on the Art of Fiction: “I write because I need to write, I read because I need to read, I eat because I need to eat, and so on. I imagine it’s the same for everyone who feels compelled to put words on a page."

    twenty or so years after "the texture of memory," ilya sits down for a chat with michaela kerrigan about life, writing, and love.

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    28 Mar 2026

  5. Public Bookmark 70

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    Queen Rhaenyra observes her three eldest sons.

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    02 Mar 2026