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I Could Punch a Wolf by Jonathan Messinger
Count your nightmares: terrorist bombings, cancer, invasions, bullet firings, animal attacks. All of these things dig a near-insurmountable chasm of fear in each of us because they feel so out of our control. Also, because we can't punch them in the face. more...

Armed, Dangerous, and Blue: Confessions of a Machine Gun Liberal by J.D. Greene
I picked up my first gun at AB Pawn & Gun in Hallandale Beach, Florida. This wasn't the first gun I'd ever handled. A former boss back in Massachusetts had taken me shooting at a small, civilized gun club in Watertown. more...

The Talker by Sarah A. Strickley
When my sister Ness and I formed a band about a year ago, it felt like a culmination of things that began in our childhood. I'd say it all started when I came upon her singing deranged '80s pop into a doll's head. more...

Why New England Loves Kevin Youkilis by Kevin Clouther
On the acerbic and obsessive Red Sox forum, Sons of Sam Horn, the following analogy was posted prior to the most recent postseason. more...


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