“Above ground, the miners’ families waited for word. Passing much of the week sequestered from the news media, they huddled together in an open-air warehouse on the mine’s sprawling property, eating pizza, whispering consolations to each other, and sometimes praying.”
The weather – tuned as it is to the irony of things – is beautiful. [...]

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On the regional train to Philadelphia I sat in the cafe car and tried to remember why I was there, while the tables around me filled up with middle aged men smelling of coffee and aftershave, and thirty-something women with perfect hair. They chatted about their weekends as they settled into the plush, faux-leather [...]

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The phone rang on a Tuesday morning, at 10:28 am. At first she didn’t recognize the sound, but when it went into its second repeat loop she dove her hand into the pocket of her overcoat and fished around for the tiny vibrating device. She thought how stupid it was that they kept [...]

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