November 1990
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Articles
A Daughter's House
At twenty-one she had wanted what her daughter now had—the nobility of art and the charm of poverty
Jean-Paul Sartre and Simone De Beauvoir
Reading the Waterfall
“All the new thinking is about loss. In this it resembles all the old thinking.” — ROBERT HASS
What the Old Cheyenne Women at Sand Creek Knew
Erosion
Song
Ending With a Line From Lear
Carver
The Economics of Legalizing Drugs
It seems doubtful that making most drugs legal would significantly increase the number of addicts but certain that it would reduce crime and save society money
Winter Vacations
Sunning
Skiing
Exploring
Cruising
Ibm Van Winkle: What's Worth Buying From the Past Four Years of Personal-Computer Advances
Espresso at Home: The Right Beans and the Right Equipment Can Make Anyone a Barista
Gentleman Warrior
Moving Backward, Fast
Far Afield
Dark Safari
Femmes d'Esprit
Tribal Assets
I Lock My Door Upon Myself
Sayonara, Michelangelo
Longshot
The Fireman's Wife and Other Stories
The Puzzler
Word Histories: Etymologies Derived From the Files of the Dictionary of American Regional English
Winning Independents
Vocal Hero
A Finnish Beginning
On Record
Rock of Ageless
What Price Glory?
Whose Town?
A Shot at Greatness
The Soviets Are Coming
Bam!
The Russian Is Coming
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