Word: cold
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...stretch out as interminable catalogs of emotion, pain and bereavement alternating with epiphanic flashes of elation: "In my memories of this time of my life, it seems to be summer all the time, even when the ground is white: I suppose it seems like summer because I was never cold." Moments like this almost redeem the strenuous labors that Brodkey and his readers must suffer through to achieve them. Because of his fascination with autobiographical minutiae, his willingness to spin elaborate riffs on the smallest physical details, Brodkey's proponents regularly compare him to Proust. The analogy may someday prove...
...cocky now," Co-Captain Mike Newhouse said. "Last week was a real confidence booster. Playing in the cold, on a wet field, and in snow by the end of the game, we were still able to score 32 points. We're quietly confident...
...ripe tomato salsa delicately flavored with cumin. A ginger and sesame spiced chicken salad crunched with bean sprouts. The squid in the calamari risotto salad was tender, though the rice itself was overcooked. But while crab quesadillas might be an innovative idea, they turned to be both greasy and cold...
Outside the terminal the wind was blowing cold, and on the horizon the skyscrapers rose up against a dark sky; it looked like the clouds were going to bowl and smash into the buildings, piling them into the harbor. I followed people with suitcases to the bus shelter and waited for the T shuttle. Across the tracks at the Blue Line stop, the woman on a temp poster had been spray painted to look like a snaggle-toothed devil; someone had even taken the trouble to climb over the third rail, draw in a penis by her mouth and scrawl...
Looking for some more friendliness, if notnecessarily a job opening, I stopped by a usedbook store; despite the cold, there were rows uponrows set up for outdoor browsing--people breathingsteam on paperback bargains. Inside, in thewarmth, I was told they didn't need anyone. "Theturnover's slow in this business. If it's reallywhat you want to work in, just keep trying andeventually you'll hit the right spot of the righttime. Sorry I can't help you out..." He obviouslyloved what he was doing; as I left, he and hiscustomer turned back to an animated discussionabout the value...