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"A will to shake that refined individual . . ." [Microscript 215], © the Robert Walser Foundation, Bern, Switzerland, from MICROSCRIPTS by Robert Walser, a co-publication of New Directions Publishing and Christine Burgin Gallery. Used by permission.

Stories about being little. Secret writings in tiny letters. The power of a very small number. And a medication that's supposed to cure shortness.

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“When I’m trying to explain our program to someone who doesn’t know it, I stammer a bunch of words like ‘entertaining,’ ‘funny,’ ‘surprising plot twists,’ ‘true stories but not boring I swear’ … and then I just give them this list.” — Ira Glass

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