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Sept/Oct 2022 • Vol. XLIV No. 5 |

Risa at the Beach

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Adam Wilson is the author of three books including, most recently, the novel Sensation Machines (Soho Press, 2020). A National Jewish Book Award finalist and a recipient of The Paris Review’s Terry Southern Prize, Wilson has had his work published in Harper’s Magazine, Tin House, The Paris Review, and The Best American Short Stories, among many other publications. He lives in Brooklyn with his wife and their two sons.

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