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Literary         by Daniel Owen saying goodbye is always one way to keep the past from vanishing completely. you can say it over and over again, while you still can. what can be said anyway about how…

LITERARY         by John Casquarelli He calls me into his office, gives me a copy of The Origin of the World and Our Friends Will Pass Among You Silently. I stare at his bookshelves, half-listening. He smiles…

LITERARY         by Amyre Loomis Not Alone on Saturday at 2 AM For Prof. Warsh, LIU English 503, October 2010 2am night moon and window light wakes-up my four bedposts just walked up tar path past the…

LITERARY         by Lisa Rogal Dear Lewis, The one nice thing about dead people is you can tell them anything. Dear Lewis, I feel I should tell you a story. My dad said you’ve got to have…

LITERARY         by  Sarah Anne Wallen  for Lewis       Monday the crossword is easy Tuesday begins with a “T” Wednesday I get a bodega coffee and pay in quarters Thursday I find three free books…

LITERARY         by Tamara Lebron Phil likes to spend time jotting down notes in a small, worn-out yellow notepad that he carries around all day, every day. He keeps it in his pant back pocket, folded and…

LITERARY         by Zahra Patterson We met in a dimly lit room My heart was pounding Just watching and waiting for the moment He began to speak very slowly I was drawn in from day one Every…

LITERARY         by Desiree Rucker Yes, Professor, I am working. I am now, as you once were, (How did I term it that day in class?) “Representing for The Man.” When all else fails there is always…

Two semesters ago I took a course at SUNY Cortland called Maya Culture. Going into this class, I was expecting to learn the history of the Maya, and how the effects of colonialism still affect them today. What I was…

The US role in the defeat of leftist Andrés Arauz in Ecuador’s presidential contest on April 11 was not overt because it did not need to be, according to a high-ranking Latin American diplomat. We met with the diplomat and…