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2004 Stories by Alexis Soloski

• Convicted felon and literary muse receives another trial

  published March 2, 2004

  Jack Henry Abbott liked to style himself a state-raised convict. Placed in foster homes almost from the moment of his birth, he soon graduated to... More >>

• The Young Man and the Sea

  published February 17, 2004

  Much as the Prince of Tyre is tempest-tossed from shore to shore, the play Pericles has suffered the buffets and storms of critical... More >>

• Film

  published February 3, 2004

  Iceland's chief exports include fish and woolen goods; the country might do worse than to add domestic dramas to the list. In The Seagull's... More >>

• Playing Doctor

  published February 3, 2004

  This winter's flu season began early and has proved especially harsh. The annual vaccine did not include protection against this year's viral... More >>

• Down the rabbit hole with a salaciously unsatisfying twist

  published January 27, 2004

  What if you made a porno and nobody came? What if you included all the formal requirements of the early-'80s stag picture—hot girls, hirsute... More >>

• Birds of a Feather

  published January 20, 2004

  "A Route of Evanescence/With a revolving Wheel—/A Resonance of Emerald—/A Rush of Cochineal," so Emily Dickinson described the... More >>

• Stand-Up Rehab

  published January 13, 2004

  Comedian Mark Lundholm has completed all 12 steps, no mean accomplishment. Thanks to time in detox and countless AA meetings, he has not abused... More >>

• Theater

  published January 6, 2004

  Whether or not April's there, it is fine to be in England—particularly in the sun-drenched London loft to which your husband's work has... More >>