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The Unbearable Lightness of the Kilogram, Universes Next Door, and the Occupy Movement

Posted by Dave Awl on November 29th, 2011 at 6:00 pm

Context: This essay was written for, and performed in, the November 19, 2011 edition of The Paper Machete, a weekly showcase for Chicago journalists, comedians, and other writers, hosted by Christopher Piatt. I’m just getting around to posting it now because, well, my own universe is fairly chaotic and other deadlines prevailed. You are encouraged […]

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Not Zero: The Fukushima Litotes

Posted by Dave Awl on April 1st, 2011 at 11:27 am


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The King’s Speech and The Writer’s Prayer

Posted by Dave Awl on January 5th, 2011 at 8:50 am


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