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Kathleen Spivack

Fiction

Autumn 1988

Looking at Water

By Kathleen Spivack

They were sitting in a restaurant by the water, waiting to order. “Whatever you want,” he told her. “Whatever you want.” “Anything?” she asked. “Anything.” He lied, gazing guilelessly into […]

European Voices

Summer 1995

Between Two Cultures

By Kathleen Spivack

I. Leaving I am walking with my father in the mountains, high above the tree line. He is telling me about leaving Europe during “The War” which, in shorthand, has […]