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Taking a break
Every so often, everyone needs a break, and we'll be taking one this week. In the meantime, if you haven't seen them, please enjoy these pieces from our archives, and we'll see you next week.

Diary of a Flying Man
By Randy Cohen (2/1/99)

Thought Police Blotter
By Kurt Luchs (1/26/00)

Eighteen Half Truths
By Christopher Painter (2/18/00)

Breaker
By Tommy Wallach (2/22/00)

The Short Essay That Conquered the Planet
By Tim Carvell (9/28/00)

Ann Landers' Parallel Universe
By Jim Stallard (11/30/00)

Grim Stories
By Stephany Aulenback (9/6/01)

Dispatch from Europe: Election Day: Toulouse
By Kevin Dolgin (11/5/04)

Dispatch from China: Urination and Explosives
By Roy Kesey (1/4/05)

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