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Letter from Seattle

The Incoherent Brain

by Allyson Goldin

The Harpers Monthly, May 1998, pp. 55-64

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    17. Puzzle by Richard E. Maltby Jr., pp. 88-90
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    18. Acrostic by Thomas H. Middleton, p. 87
    19. Puzzle by Richard E. Maltby Jr., pp. 88-90
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    14. Acrostic by Thomas H. Middleton, p. 87
    15. Puzzle by Richard E. Maltby Jr., pp. 88-90
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    2. Notebook by Lewis H. Lapham, pp. 12-16
    3. Harper's Index, pp. 17-18
    4. Readings by Edward Said, pp. 19-21
    5. Ferrying Dreamers to the Other Side by Tomas Robles, pp. 22-27
    6. Lawn Ornament by Liza Lou, p. 28
    7. A Domestic Indicator by Barton Biggs, pp. 29-33
    8. You're a Good Man, Charlie Schulz by Ivan Brunetti, pp. 34-35
    9. The Sorrows of a Modern Werther by Alain de Botton, pp. 36-37
    10. Last Things by C.K. Williams, pp. 38-40
    11. Folio: Brief Interviews With Hideous Men by David Foster Wallace, pp. 41-56
    12. Essay: Planet of Weeds by David Quammen, pp. 57-69
    13. Annotation: Bulldozer Diplomacy by Malu Halasa, pp. 70-71
    14. Letter from Eau Claire: Coming Home by John Hildebrand, pp. 72-80
    15. Memoir: Freedom Fighters by Don Wallace, pp. 81-94
    16. Acrostic by Thomas H. Middleton, p. 95
    17. Puzzle by Richard E. Maltby Jr., pp. 96-97
    18. Cover: Painting by Alexis Rockman
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    1. Letters by Rogier van Bakel and Lynn Gustafson, pp. 4-10
    2. Notebook by Lewis H. Lapham, pp. 11-14
    3. Harper's Index, pp. 15-16
    4. Readings by Jack Hitt, pp. 17-19
    5. Revising the F-Word by Jesse Sheidlower, pp. 20-21
    6. Phone Fun in Sarajevo by Michael Cresswell, pp. 22-25
    7. The Spoken Weed by Senator Robert C. Byrd, pp. 26-27
    8. There Goes the Neighborhood by Kurt Vonnegut and Andre Gregory, p. 28
    9. Your Life With My Dog by Daniel Levine, pp. 28-29
    10. The Novelist's Super Ego by Martin Amis, pp. 30-32
    11. Do Please Circle by Joshua Beckman, pp. 33-34
    12. The Survivor's Question by Peter Stitt, p. 35
    13. Blank Canvas by Bernard Cooper, pp. 35-36
    14. Essay: Goodbye To All That by Christopher Hitchens, pp. 37-47
    15. Annotation: Let Them Eat Nutri-Cake by Sheldon Rampton, pp. 48-50
    16. Archive: Foundering Father by Alexander Hamilton, pp. 51-58
    17. Report: The Radioactive Boy Scout by Ken Silverstein, pp. 59-72
    18. Letter from Paducah: Home After Dark by Jayne Anne Phillips, pp. 73-86
    19. Acrostic by Thomas H. Middleton, p. 87
    20. Puzzle by Richard E. Maltby Jr., pp. 88-91
    21. Cover: Painting (detail) by George Deem
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    1. Letters by Matthew Becker and Kathryn Hatt, pp. 6-10
    2. Notebook by Lewis H. Lapham, pp. 11-16
    3. Harper's Index, pp. 17-18
    4. Readings by Edward Luttwak, pp. 19-22
    5. An American in Princeton by Edmund White, pp. 23-25
    6. Balanced, Objective Gay-Bashing by Lisa Bennett, p. 26
    7. American Heartworm by Ben Metcalf, pp. 26-29
    8. The Homeric Ali by Carlo Rotella, pp. 30-32
    9. A Punk Rocker's Angry Christ by Nick Cave, p. 33
    10. The Playhouse by Max Steele, pp. 34-36
    11. Essay: Up In Smoke by Ted C. Fishman, pp. 37-47
    12. Memoir: Still Life by Mary Gordon, pp. 48-53
    13. Letter: Spilling Out of Panama by Patrick Symmes, pp. 54-70
    14. Story: Son of the Wolfman by Michael Chabon, pp. 71-86
    15. Acrostic by Thomas H. Middleton, p. 87
    16. Puzzle by Richard E. Maltby Jr., pp. 88-90
    17. Cover photograph by Fernando Bueno
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