A Secret Diary of Mass Murder
As the Nazis performed executions deep in the Lithuanian woods, one local man took detailed, dispassionate notes. He was unwittingly creating one of the most unusual documents in history.
As the Nazis performed executions deep in the Lithuanian woods, one local man took detailed, dispassionate notes. He was unwittingly creating one of the most unusual documents in history.
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The Hezbollah leader escalated a fight that Israel was only too eager to wage. Now Israel claims to have killed him.
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It’s a need that government subsidies and better family policy can’t necessarily address.
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E. B. White was accustomed to slaughtering pigs, until one stole his heart.
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The director’s fantasy of film’s technological potential is still far from a reality.
A short story
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Easy, convenient, and far from perfect
The best-written stories can make readers feel as if they have passed through mundane states of being and been brought over to another universe.