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We Are Everywhere

Posted on January 10, 2018 by Richard Guzman

Above is a template for brief reviews used by the Virginia Quarterly Review in the old days, this one dated 6/19/79, when I, in response to a review copy of a book the VQR sent me, turned in this small … Continue reading →

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The Dream of the American Male

Posted on December 20, 2017 by Richard Guzman

These days E.B. White may be most widely known as the author of two classics for young readers—Charlotte’s Web and Stuart Little—but he is also one of America’s greatest essay writers.  The long essay “Here Is New York,” often published … Continue reading →

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MLK Jr. Hails a Cab?

Posted on January 16, 2017 by Richard Guzman

This morning after returning from my college’s 7:00 a.m. annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Prayer Breakfast I was struck by two stories that came across my Twitter feed.  The first was a short compilation from the New Yorker of some of … Continue reading →

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