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A Spring Silence

May 5, 2010
By Michael W. Posner
A Spring Silence

“I totaled my truck last week,” he said. “These two Mexicans and a black guy, they came around that gas station down on 11th,” he said, motioning vaguely behind him, “and turned into…


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Yesterday’s Voices

April 19, 2010
By Michael W. Posner
Yesterday’s Voices

Zah nisht kan naar!” thundered a voice about fifteen feet away. I turned to see a husky middle-aged clean-shaven man in a ragged suit jacket and mismatched pants conducting a domineering exchange with…


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