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Thirteen great performances I’ve seen in 2025

“The present President begs and begs”: A third cento with lines by Elizabeth Bishop

“The blue pharmacy”: A second cento with lines by Elizabeth Bishop

“Artlessly rhetorical”: A cento with lines by Elizabeth Bishop

Three lessons from a discussion of a clause in Shirley Jackson’s "Like Mother Used To Make"

A student edits what he calls “wishy-washy” phrasing in an academic essay