Essays
Instant Gratification
As the economy gets ever better at satisfying our immediate, self-serving needs, who is minding the future?
By Paul Roberts
Essays
Instant Gratification
As the economy gets ever better at satisfying our immediate, self-serving needs, who is minding the future?
By Paul Roberts
ARTICLES
Frankfurt, Farewell
A family escaped the Nazis in 1939, finding refuge in America, but its hardships were far from over
By Werner Gundersheimer
Frankfurt, Farewell
A family escaped the Nazis in 1939, finding refuge in America, but its hardships were far from over
By Werner Gundersheimer
DEPARTMENTS
editor's note
tuning up
In the Courtyard
The smell of jasmine and the murmur of family life in prewar Damascus
By Vicki Valosik
poetry
Four Poems
Adventures of the Double-Headed Girl, The Girl with Antlers, Thou Shalt Not, Monogamy
By Ansel Elkins
fiction
commonplace book
Book essay
Last Works
Every writer eventually faces the question: Is there anything left to say?
By Roger Grenier
book reviews
